USAT Jane Addams
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 Lauch of SS Jane Addams Los Angeles Maritime Museum | |
| History | |
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| Name | SS Jane Addams |
| Owner | US Government |
| Builder | California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal island |
| Launched | 15 Jul 1942 |
| Completed | 22 Aug 1942 |
| In service | September 1942 |
| Out of service | 1947 |
| Fate | converted as a floating wharf |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Liberty Ship Hull No 635 EC2-S-C1 |
| Tonnage | 7,176 tons |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 10.75 in (17.3 m) |
| Depth | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.5 m) |
| Propulsion | single screw |
| Speed | 11 knots (20.37 km/h) |
| Capacity | 41 crew |
Remarks
Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II. In 1940 the British government ordered 60 Ocean-class freighters from American yards to replace losses caused by U-Boat activity, and to boost their merchant fleet. The Liberty ships evolved from this design being all built to one basic design, before their design was modified later to further simplify design and costs. They were constructed for both the US Army and US Navy in 18 shipyards around the United States. Three major variants to the basic design were used to accommodate specific cargo.
In total, American shipyards built 2,710 Liberty ships between 1941 and 1945. An important innovation was the replacement of riveting with welding of plates together. While the Jane Assams was denote as a US Navy Commissioned ship, she was operated by the Army Transportation Service (USAT).
Following her war service in the Pacific Ocean, the SS Jane Adams was sold privately in 1947 and converted into a floating wharf at Portland, Oregan.
First day of Issue stamp 29 Jan 2016