SS David E. Hughes
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | SS David E. Hughes |
| Namesake: | David E. Hughes |
| Builder: | California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles, California |
| Yard number: | 199 |
| Way number: | 4 |
| Laid down: | 10 May 1943 |
| Launched: | 31 May 1943 |
| Fate: | Scuttled, 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Liberty ship |
| Tonnage: | 7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam: | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Two oil fired boilers Triple expansion steam engine Single screw 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity: | 9,140 tons cargo |
| Complement: | 41 |
| Armament: |
• 1 × Stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun • AA guns |
SS David E. Hughes (MC contract 1666) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after David E. Hughes, an American musician, professor, and inventor.
The ship was laid down at the California Shipbuilding Corporation in Los Angeles, California, on 10 May 1943, then launched on 31 May 1943. She survived the war, but was scuttled with obsolete ammunition in 1970.[1]
References
- ↑ "California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles CA". www.shipbuildinghistory.com. http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/4emergency/wwtwo/kcalifornia.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
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