SS Newton D. Baker
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Name | Newton D. Baker |
Namesake | Newton D. Baker |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
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Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1520 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $2,258,166[1] |
Yard number | 2 |
Way number | 2 |
Laid down | 3 September 1942 |
Launched | 25 February 1943 |
Sponsored by | Rose Jones |
Completed | 6 April 1943 |
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Fate | Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 1 October 1947 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 2 January 1968 |
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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 Newton D. Baker was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Newton D. Baker, a lawyer, the 37th Mayor of Cleveland, and the United States Secretary of War, during World War I.
Construction[]
Newton D. Baker was laid down on 3 September 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1520, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Rose Jones, the wife of the James Addison Jones, the founder J.A. Jones Construction Co., she was launched on 25 February 1943.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 6 April 1943. On 1 October 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. On 2 January 1968, she was sold for $46,320 to , to be scrapped. She was removed from the fleet on 29 January 1968.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Newton D. Baker". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- "SS Newton D. Baker". Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Panama City, Florida
- 1943 ships
- Mobile Reserve Fleet