SS Nicholas Biddle
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Name | Nicholas Biddle |
Namesake | Nicholas Biddle |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
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Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 917 |
Awarded | 1 January 1942 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[2] |
Cost | $1,045,728[1] |
Yard number | 2067 |
Way number | 7 |
Laid down | 11 August 1942 |
Launched | 22 September 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. R.E. Anderson |
Completed | 30 September 1942 |
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Fate | Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 18 June 1948 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 15 March 1962, withdrawn from fleet, 3 April 1962 |
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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 Nicholas Biddle was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Nicholas Biddle, an American financier who served as the third and last president of the Second Bank of the United States. He also served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. He is best known for his role in the Bank War.
Construction[]
Nicholas Biddle was laid down on 11 August 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 917, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. R.E. Anderson, the wife of MARCOM's director of finance, and was launched on 22 September 1942.[2][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 30 September 1942. On 15 December 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. On 15 March 1962, she was sold for scrapping to , for $52,444.44. She was removed from the fleet on 3 April 1962.[4]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Nicholas Biddle". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "SS Nicholas Biddle". Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Baltimore
- 1942 ships
- Beaumont Reserve Fleet