SS Andrew G. Curtin
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Name
- Joseph P. Bradley, before 14 October 1942
- Andrew G. Curtin, renamed 14 October 1942
Namesake
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorCalmar Steamship Corp.
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| Namesake | |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Calmar Steamship Corp. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 934 |
| Awarded | 30 January 1942 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[1] |
| Cost | $1,075,088[2] |
| Yard number | 2084 |
| Way number | 15 |
| Laid down | 9 December 1942 |
| Launched | 18 January 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Warren R. Roberts |
| Completed | 31 January 1943 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk in Barents Sea, 26 January 1944 |
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| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Andrew G. Curtin was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Andrew G. Curtin, an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 15th governor of Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, helped defend his state during the Gettysburg campaign, and oversaw the creation of the National Cemetery and the ceremony in which Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address.
Andrew G. Curtin was laid down on 9 December 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 934, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. Warren R. Roberts, and was launched on 18 January 1943.[1][2]