LEIF ERICSON
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244754
Shipyard
Delta Ship Building Company
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
Z-ET1-S-C3
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4409.00 tons
Gross Tons
7218.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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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 - U.S. Operation
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Leif Ericson (c. 970-c.1020) Leif Ericson was an Icelandic navigator and explorer. Ericson is the first known European to set foot on the North American mainland.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Leif Ericson at
this time.
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