SS Edward P. Alexander
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Name | Edward P. Alexander |
Namesake | Edward P. Alexander |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1505 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,501,325[1] |
Yard number | 121 |
Way number | 5 |
Laid down | 21 September 1943 |
Launched | 23 November 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. E.A. Lotz |
Completed | 30 November 1943 |
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Fate | Sold, 7 January 1947 |
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Name | Orizia |
Owner | , Rome |
Acquired | 20 January 1947 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1970 |
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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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SS Edward P. Alexander was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Edward P. Alexander, a Confederate States Army Brigadier general and railroad executive.
Construction[]
Edward P. Alexander was laid down on 21 September 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1505, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. E.A. Lotz, and launched on 23 November 1943.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to the , on 30 November 1943. On 15 June 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 7 January 1947, she was turned over to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her to , Rome, for $544,506, on 20 January 1947. She was renamed Orizia. She ran aground off Veracruz Harbor on 20 January 1963, and was scrapped in 1970.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Edward P. Alexander". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "SS Edward P. Alexander". Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1943 ships
- James River Reserve Fleet
- Liberty ships transferred to Italy