SS Edward Eggleston

	Novorossiysk in March 1974
History
United States
Name	Edward Eggleston
Namesake	Edward Eggleston
Builder	California Shipbuilding Corp
Way number	2010
Laid down	20 April 1943
Launched	9 May 1943
Fate	Transferred to Soviet Navy, 1943
History
Soviet Union
Name	Novorossiysk
Commissioned	1943
Fate	Scrapped, 1974
General characteristics
Class & type	Liberty ship
Displacement	14,245 long tons (14,474 t)
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) o/a; 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) p/p; 427 ft (130 m) w/l;
Beam	57 ft (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Propulsion	Two oil-fired boilers; Triple-expansion steam engine; 2,500 hp (1,900 kW); Single screw;
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range	20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
Capacity	10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)
Crew	81
Armament	Stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns

NameEdward Eggleston

Way number2010

SS Edward Eggleston was an American Liberty ship built in 1943 for service in World War II. Its namesake was Edward Eggleston.

Construction and career

History

Novorossiysk in March 1974




United States
Name	Edward Eggleston
Namesake	Edward Eggleston
Builder	California Shipbuilding Corp
Way number	2010
Laid down	20 April 1943
Launched	9 May 1943
Fate	Transferred to Soviet Navy, 1943



History

Soviet Union
Name	Novorossiysk
Commissioned	1943
Fate	Scrapped, 1974


General characteristics
Class & type	Liberty ship
Displacement	14,245 long tons (14,474 t)^[1]
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) o/a 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) p/p 427 ft (130 m) w/l^[1]
Beam	57 ft (17 m)^[1]
Draft	27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)^[1]
Propulsion	Two oil-fired boilers Triple-expansion steam engine 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) Single screw
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)^[1]
Range	20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
Capacity	10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)^[1]
Crew	81^[1]
Armament	Stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns