ROBERT ERSKINE
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243758
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
417.75 feet
Beam
56.90 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
--
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
27.75 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
14257.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Robert Erskine (1735-1780). Robert Erskine was a Scottish inventor, engineer, geographer and cartographer. Erskine was the Geographer and Surveyor General of the Continental Army.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Robert Erskine at this time.
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