SS Russell A. Alger
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | SS Russell A. Alger |
| Namesake: | Russell A. Alger |
| Builder: | Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon |
| Yard number: | 680 |
| Status: | Cancelled |
| 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 Russell A. Alger (MC contract 1754) was a Liberty ship that was supposed to be built in the United States during World War II. She was intended to be named after Russell A. Alger, a Michigan Senator, Governor and U.S. Secretary of War.
Ordered from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon, the ship was cancelled before construction.[1]
References
- ↑ "Kaiser Oregon Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/4emergency/wwtwo/koregon.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
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