SS David E. Hughes
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | David E. Hughes |
| Namesake | David E. Hughes |
| Builder | 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 |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity | 9,140 tons cargo |
| Complement | 41 |
| Armament |
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SS David E. Hughes (
David E. Hughes
, an American musician, professor, and inventor.
The ship was laid down at the
Los Angeles, California
, on 10 May 1943, then launched on 31 May 1943.
She was operated durning Moore McCormack Lines.[1]
She was scuttled with obsolete ammunition in 1970.[2]
References
- ^ dot.gov, David E. Hughes
- ^ "California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles CA". www.shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
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