SS David E. Hughes

History
United States
Name	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]

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