ELBRIDGE GERRY


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ElbridgeGerry_7772_002.jpg
Year Built
1942
Official Number
241553
Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sold - Scrap

Historical Narrative



This Liberty ship was named for Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814). Elbridge Gerry was a merchant, politician, and a Founding Father of the United States. Gerry was a Massachusetts delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Confederation Congress, and Constitutional Convention. Gerry signed the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation, but refused to sign the Constitution because it did not include a Bill of Rights. Gerry served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1789-1793, Governor of Massachusetts from 1810-1812, and Vice President of the U.S. from 1813-1814. 

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ELBRIDGE GERRY

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