SS Luther Martin
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Name | Luther Martin |
Namesake | Luther Martin |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
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Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 49 |
Awarded | 14 March 1941 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[2] |
Cost | $1,072,020[1] |
Yard number | 2036 |
Way number | 8 |
Laid down | 8 May 1942 |
Launched | 4 July 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Charles A. Swartz |
Completed | 21 July 1942 |
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Status | Sold for scrapping, 7 October 1971, withdrawn from fleet, 27 October 1971 |
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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 Luther Martin was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Luther Martin, a politician and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, who left the Constitutional Convention early because he felt the Constitution violated States' rights. He was a leading Anti-Federalist, along with Patrick Henry and George Mason, whose actions helped passage of the Bill of Rights.
Construction[]
Luther Martin was laid down on 8 May 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 49, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; sponsored by Mrs. Charles A. Swartz, the wife of the B & O Railroad Car inspector at Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, and was launched on 4 July 1942.[2][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 21 July 1942. On 4 June 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina. On 15 May 1952, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping on 7 October 1971, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., for $33,127.54. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 27 October 1971.[4]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Luther Martin". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- "SS Luther Martin". Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Baltimore
- 1942 ships
- Mobile Reserve Fleet
- Wilmington Reserve Fleet