Summary
SS Walter L. Fleming was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Walter L. Fleming, American Civil War historian and Dean of the Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science in 1923, and later Director of the Graduate School.
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| Name | Walter L. Fleming |
| Namesake | Walter L. Fleming |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Waterman Steamship Corp. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1542 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
| Cost | $1,314,932[1] |
| Yard number | 24 |
| Way number | 2 |
| Laid down | 31 October 1943 |
| Launched | 7 December 1943 |
| Completed | 30 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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Construction edit
Walter L. Fleming was laid down on 31 October 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1542, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 7 December 1943.[3][1]
History edit
She was allocated to Waterman Steamship Corp., on 30 January 1944. On 24 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 15 September 1959, she was sold, along with nine other ships, for $717,810 to Bethlehem Steel, for scrapping. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 28 September 1959.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography edit
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Walter L. Fleming". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "SS Walter L. Fleming". Retrieved 30 November 2017.