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duncan, fletcher, liberty, ship, built, united, states, during, world, named, after, duncan, fletcher, 21st, 25th, mayor, jacksonville, florida, later, longest, serving, united, states, senator, florida, history, history, united, states, nameduncan, fletcher, . SS Duncan U Fletcher was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II She was named after Duncan U Fletcher the 21st and 25th Mayor of Jacksonville Florida and later the longest serving United States Senator in Florida s history History United States NameDuncan U Fletcher NamesakeDuncan U Fletcher OwnerWar Shipping Administration WSA OperatorLykes Bros Steamship Co Inc Orderedas type EC2 S C1 hull MC hull 1529 BuilderJ A Jones Construction Panama City Florida Cost 1 807 972 1 Yard number11 Way number5 Laid down3 May 1943 Launched10 August 1943 Completed27 August 1943 IdentificationCall Signal KXLM 1 FateSold for commercial use 3 March 1947 Greece NamePericles NamesakePericles Acquired3 March 1947 FateScrapped 1966 General characteristics 2 Class and typeLiberty ship type EC2 S C1 standard Tonnage10 865 LT DWT 7 176 GRT Displacement3 380 long tons 3 434 t light 14 245 long tons 14 474 t max Length441 feet 6 inches 135 m oa 416 feet 127 m pp 427 feet 130 m lwl Beam57 feet 17 m Draft27 ft 9 25 in 8 4646 m Installed power2 Oil fired 450 F 232 C boilers operating at 220 psi 1 500 kPa 2 500 hp 1 900 kW Propulsion1 triple expansion steam engine manufactured by Vulcan Iron Works Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania 1 screw propeller Speed11 5 knots 21 3 km h 13 2 mph Capacity562 608 cubic feet 15 931 m3 grain 499 573 cubic feet 14 146 m3 bale Complement38 62 USMM 21 40 USNAG ArmamentVaried 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 Contents 1 Construction 2 History 3 References 4 BibliographyConstruction editDuncan U Fletcher was laid down on 3 May 1943 under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 1529 by J A Jones Construction Panama City Florida she was launched on 10 August 1943 3 1 History editShe was allocated to Lykes Brothers Steamship Company on 27 August 1943 On 23 April 1946 she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the James River Group Lee Hall Virginia On 3 April 1947 she was sold for 544 506 to Ionian Steamship Co Ltd for commercial use and renamed Pericles She was scrapped in 1966 References edit a b c MARCOM Davies 2004 p 23 J A Panama City 2010 Bibliography edit Jones Construction Panama City FL www ShipbuildingHistory com 13 October 2010 Retrieved 22 November 2017 Maritime Administration Duncan U Fletcher Ship History Database Vessel Status Card U S Department of Transportation Maritime Administration Retrieved 11 December 2019 Davies James May 2004 Specifications As Built PDF p 23 Retrieved 22 November 2017 SS Duncan U Fletcher Retrieved 11 December 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Duncan U Fletcher amp oldid 1162516537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
