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Name: | Arthur R. Lewis |
Namesake: | Arthur R. Lewis |
Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator: | Seas Shipping Co., Inc. |
Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2475 |
Awarded: | 23 April 1943 |
Builder: | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1] |
Cost: | $1,067,820[2] |
Yard number: | 39 |
Way number: | 3 |
Laid down: | 13 March 1944 |
Launched: | 27 April 1944 |
Sponsored by: | Mrs. Arthur M. Tode |
Completed: | 12 May 1944 |
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Fate: | Laid up in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 2 December 1947 |
Status: | Sold for scrapping, 31 August 1964, removed from fleet, 22 October 1964 |
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Length: | 441 ft 6 in (135 m) |
Beam: | 56 ft 10.75 in (17.3419 m) |
Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
Capacity: | 10,800 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
Complement: | 41 |
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SS Arthur R. Lewis was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Arthur R. Lewis, a shipping magnate. Lewis founded American and Cuban Steamship Lines, Seas Shipping Company, Planet Line, Overseas Company, and Atlantic Coast Shipping Company.[4]
Construction[]
Arthur R. Lewis was laid down on 13 March 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2475, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Arthur M. Tode, the wife of the president of the Propeller Club of the United States, and was launched on 27 April 1944.[1][2]
History[]
She was allocated to the Seas Shipping Co., Inc., on 5 May 1944. On 2 December 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina. She was sold for scrapping, 22 September 1964, to Northern Metal Co., for $45,000. She was removed from the fleet on 22 October 1964.[4]
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Bibliography[]
- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/stjohnsriver.htm.
- Maritime Administration. "Arthur R. Lewis". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/331.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)". p. 23. http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf.
- "SS Arthur R. Lewis". http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=Arthur%20R.Lewis&code=B2475a.
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