SS Dolly Madison

SS Dolly Madison was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Dolley Madison, the wife of James Madison, President of the United States from 1809 to 1817.

History
United States
Name	Dolly Madison
Namesake	Dolley Madison
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Merchant & Miners Transportation Co.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1530
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$2,020,628^[1]
Yard number	12
Way number	6
Laid down	20 May 1943
Launched	27 September 1943
Completed	14 October 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KXLP ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, 16 May 1946 Sold for commercial use, 15 April 1947
United States
Name	Dolly Madison
Operator	Suwanee Fruit & Steamship Corp., Jacksonville, Florida
Acquired	23 April 1947
Fate	Sold, 1949
Honduras
Name	Dolly Madison
Owner	Honduras Shipping Co., Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Acquired	1949
Fate	Sold, 1950
Panama
Name	Archangelos
Namesake	Archangels
Owner	Talamanca Cia. Nav., Panama (1950–1955) G.M. Livanos, New York City (1955–1956) Ocean Shipbrokerage, London (1956–1964)
Acquired	1950
Fate	Sprang leak and sank, 15 November 1964
Notes	reflagged Liberian, in 1954, same owner
General characteristics ^[2]
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m^3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m^3) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

Construction

Dolly Madison was laid down on 20 May 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1530, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 27 September 1943.^[3][1]

History

She was allocated to Merchant & Miners Transportation Co., on 14 October 1943. On 16 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 15 April 1947, she was sold for commercial use and went through several owners. She was sunk on 15 November 1964, at 24°10′N 111°50′W / 24.167°N 111.833°W / 24.167; -111.833Coordinates: 24°10′N 111°50′W / 24.167°N 111.833°W / 24.167; -111.833, after springing a leak.^[4]

References

1. MARCOM.
2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
3. J.A. Panama City 2010.
4. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
• Maritime Administration. "Dolly Madison". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
• "SS Dolly Madison". Retrieved 11 December 2019.