SS George Shiras

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NameGeorge Shiras
NamesakeGeorge Shiras
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorPrudential Steamship Corporation
History
United States
NameGeorge Shiras
NamesakeGeorge Shiras
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorPrudential Steamship Corporation
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 939
Awarded30 January 1942
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[1]
Cost$1,073,496[2]
Yard number2089
Way number14
Laid down22 December 1942
Launched5 February 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Roberson Thompson
Completed15 February 1943
Identification
FateSold 8 November 1946
United States
OwnerAtlantic Maritime Company, Inc.
RenamedAtlantic Breeze
FateScrapped 1968
General characteristics [3]
Class & type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS George Shiras was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after George Shiras, an American lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, from 1892 to 1903.

George Shiras was laid down on 22 December 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 939, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. Roberson Thompson, and launched on 5 February 1943.[1][2]

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