SS Andrew Hamilton

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History
United States
NameAndrew Hamilton
NamesakeAndrew Hamilton
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 57
Awarded14 March 1941
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[2]
Cost$1,078,710[1]
Yard number2044
Way number11
Laid down15 June 1942
Launched6 August 1942
Sponsored byMrs. J.E.P. Grant
Completed17 August 1942
Identification
FateLaid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 14 April 1948
StatusSold for scrapping, 9 April 1962, withdrawn from fleet, 11 May 1962
General characteristics [3]
Class and type
  • Liberty ship
  • type EC2-S-C1, standard
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
  • 1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Vulcan Iron Works, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
  • 1 × screw propeller
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
  • 38–62 USMM
  • 21–40 USNAG
Armament

SS Andrew Hamilton was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Andrew Hamilton, a Scottish lawyer in the Thirteen Colonies, where he finally settled in Philadelphia. He was best known for his legal victory on behalf of the printer and newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger. This 1735 decision in New York helped to establish that truth is a defense to an accusation of libel. Hamilton, in company with his son-in-law, William Allen, purchased the ground, whereon to erect "a suitable building" to be used as a legislative hall, now known as Independence Hall.

Construction[]

Andrew Hamilton was laid down on 15 June 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 57, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. J.E.P. Grant, the wife of the chief of the engineering section, production division of MARCOM, in Washington DC, and was launched on 6 August 1942.[2][1]

History[]

She was allocated to , on 17 August 1942. On 14 April 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina. She was sold for scrapping on 9 April 1962, to , for $59,399.89. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 11 May 1962.[4]

References[]

Bibliography[]

  • "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "Andrew Hamilton". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  • "SS Andrew Hamilton". Retrieved 3 March 2020.


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