ALANSON B. HOUGHTON
Year Built
1944
Official Number
245378
Shipyard
J. A. Jones Construction Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
417.60 feet
Beam
56.80 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
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Alanson B. Houghton
(1863-1941). Alanson Bigelow Houghton was an industrialist, politician, and diplomat.
Houghton served as the president of Corning Glass Works, was a Member of
the U.S. House of Representatives from
New York from 1919-1922, and the U.S.
Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1925-1929.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Alanson B. Houghton at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Entry
| 10/14/1949 | |
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Acquisition
| 10/14/1949 | |
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Sold
| 10/28/1971 | Sold as scrap to Union Minerals and Alloys Company under PD-X-918 contract for $513,800 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ALANSON B. HOUGHTON.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
