SS David E. Hughes
Appearance
History | |
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United States | |
Name | David E. Hughes |
Namesake | David E. Hughes |
Builder | California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles, California |
Yard number | 199 |
Way number | 4 |
Laid down | 10 May 1943 |
Launched | 31 May 1943 |
Fate | Scuttled, 1970 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Liberty ship |
Tonnage | 7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
Capacity | 9,140 tons cargo |
Complement | 41 |
Armament |
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SS David E. Hughes (MC contract 1666) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after David E. Hughes, an American musician, professor, and inventor.
The ship was laid down at the California Shipbuilding Corporation in Los Angeles, California, on 10 May 1943, then launched on 31 May 1943. She survived the war, but was scuttled with obsolete ammunition in 1970.[1]
References
- ^ "California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles CA". www.shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2009-12-16.