SS Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington was a United States Maritime Commission (MC) Liberty ship and the first major oceangoing ship and first of 17 Liberty ships that were named after African-Americans. The ship was named for Booker T. Washington, notable educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. At launch Mary McLeod Bethune gave the address and notable singer Marian Anderson christened the ship.
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SS Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington was a United States Maritime Commission (MC) Liberty ship and the first major oceangoing ship and first of 17 Liberty ships that were named after African-Americans. The ship was named for Booker T. Washington, notable educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. At launch Mary McLeod Bethune gave the address and notable singer Marian Anderson christened the ship.
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Booker T. Washington was a Uni ...... urope and the Pacific theatre.
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1942-09-29
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1942-10-17
laying down
1942-08-19
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1.70688e+1
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ship launched
1942-09-29
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Scrapped, 1969
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Ship armament
Stern-mounted deck gun for us ...... variety of anti-aircraft guns
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Ship builder
California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles
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Ship class
Type EC2-S-C1 Liberty ship
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Ship completed
1942-10-17
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Ship fate
Scrapped, 1969
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Ship identification
Official number 342392
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Ship laid down
1942-08-19
Ship launched
1942-09-29
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Ship name
Booker T Washington
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Ship operator
War Shipping Administration
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Ship owner
United States Maritime Commission
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Ship propulsion
*Two oil-fired boilers
*Triple-expansion steam engine
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*Single screw
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Booker T. Washington was a Uni ...... Anderson christened the ship.
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