SS Esek Hopkins
SS Esek Hopkins was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Esek Hopkins, the only Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. He was also an accomplished merchant captain and privateer. He is noted for his successful raid on the British port of Providence, in the Bahamas, and capturing large stores of military supplies.
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SS Esek Hopkins
SS Esek Hopkins was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Esek Hopkins, the only Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. He was also an accomplished merchant captain and privateer. He is noted for his successful raid on the British port of Providence, in the Bahamas, and capturing large stores of military supplies.
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SS Esek Hopkins was a Liberty ...... e stores of military supplies.
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1942-05-23
cost ($)
1108418.0
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laying down
1942-01-28
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ship launched
1942-04-27
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Laid up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet,Mobile, Alabama, 17 May 1948
Sold for scrapping, 27 April 1967, withdrawn from fleet, 13 May 1967
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Ship awarded
1941-03-14
Ship builder
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
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Ship completed
1942-05-23
Ship country
United States
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Ship identification
*Call sign: KEUC
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Ship laid down
1942-01-28
Ship launched
1942-04-27
Ship name
Esek Hopkins
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Ship ordered
as type hull, MCE hull 34
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Ship original cost
1108418.0
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