United States Department of Transportation
CHARLES D. WALCOTT
Year Built
1944
Official Number
246796
Shipyard
J. A. Jones Construction Company
General Type
Dry Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380 tons
Gross Tons
7176 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Charles D. Walcott (1850-1927).
Charles Doolittle Walcott was a geologist, paleontologist, and government administrator. Walcott served
as the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey from 1894-1907, and as Secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution from 1907-1921.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Charles D. Walcott at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Event:
Entry
Date: 12/30/1947 |
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Event:
Acquisition
Date: 12/30/1947 |
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Event:
Disposition
Date: 7/26/1961 |
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Event:
Withdrawl
Date: 7/26/1961 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | CHARLES D. WALCOTT.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
