AM-MER-MAR
Year Built
1944
Official Number
246599
Shipyard
Delta Ship Building Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
442.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Scrapped
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named after the Am-Mer-Mar Club of New Orleans. Short for American Merchant Marine, the Am-Mer-Mar Club of New Orleans was an organization of women volunteers founded in 1943. The Am-Mer-Mar Club assisted the War Shipping Administration and United Seaman's Service in promoting the health, morale, and welfare of merchant mariners.
MARAD has not written history for the Liberty ship Am-Mer-Mar at this time.
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Mission
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Ship Imagery
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Documents
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Plans
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Shipwreck Information
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