SS Wilson was a steam-powered general cargo ship owned by the American company Sealift Incorporated.[1] The ship's keel was laid in 1968, and it was delivered in 1969.[1] Registered under the US flag, its port of registry is Dover, Delaware.[1] The ship was known as Hong Kong Mail until 1978, then President Wilson until 1987, and Sue Lykes until 1995.[1] Its IMO number is 6909911 and its call sign is WNPD.[1] She was classed as a Type C5 class ship, type C5-S-75a. SS Wilson and other C5-S-75a ships were built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company at Newport News, Virginia for the American Mail Line of Seattle, Washington. C5-S-75a ships were built as break bulk cargo or Container ship, with 21,600 shp at 15,950 tons and a max speed of 21.0 knots. Theses were the largest general cargo liners at its time in 1969.[2]
The SS Wilson had four sister ships. Her sister ship are:
Hong Kong Mail built 1968, renamed SS Wilson in 1978, scrapped June of 2008.
Alaskan Mail 1968, renamed SS Cape Girardeau 1978, then SS Cape Girardeau (T-AK 2039) in 1988. National Defense Reserve Fleet since October of 2008 [3]
wilson, 1968, wilson, steam, powered, general, cargo, ship, owned, american, company, sealift, incorporated, ship, keel, laid, 1968, delivered, 1969, registered, under, flag, port, registry, dover, delaware, ship, known, hong, kong, mail, until, 1978, then, pr. SS Wilson was a steam powered general cargo ship owned by the American company Sealift Incorporated 1 The ship s keel was laid in 1968 and it was delivered in 1969 1 Registered under the US flag its port of registry is Dover Delaware 1 The ship was known as Hong Kong Mail until 1978 then President Wilson until 1987 and Sue Lykes until 1995 1 Its IMO number is 6909911 and its call sign is WNPD 1 She was classed as a Type C5 class ship type C5 S 75a SS Wilson and other C5 S 75a ships were built by Newport News Shipbuilding amp Drydock Company at Newport News Virginia for the American Mail Line of Seattle Washington C5 S 75a ships were built as break bulk cargo or Container ship with 21 600 shp at 15 950 tons and a max speed of 21 0 knots Theses were the largest general cargo liners at its time in 1969 2 SS Wilson HistoryNameHong Kong Mail 1968 1978 President Wilson 1978 1987 Sue Lykes 1987 1995 OwnerSealift IncorporatedPort of registry USLaid down29 October 1968Launched8 February 1969Completed1 July 1969IdentificationIMO number 6909911 Call sign WNPDFateScrapped June 2008 General characteristicsTypeCargo shipTonnage15 836 GT 9 384 NTLength184 404 m 605 00 ft Beam24 9936 m 82 000 ft Depth14 161 m 46 46 ft Contents 1 Sister ships 2 Citations 3 References 4 External linksSister ships editThe SS Wilson had four sister ships Her sister ship are Hong Kong Mail built 1968 renamed SS Wilson in 1978 scrapped June of 2008 Alaskan Mail 1968 renamed SS Cape Girardeau 1978 then SS Cape Girardeau T AK 2039 in 1988 National Defense Reserve Fleet since October of 2008 3 Indian Mail renamed SS Cape Gibson AK 5051 National Defense Reserve Fleet since August 2016 Korean Mail built 1969 scrapped 1995 American Mail 1969 later renamed SS Cleveland scrapped 2009Citations edit a b c d e Wilson 6908224 ABS Record American Bureau of Shipping Retrieved 2007 10 10 navsource org SS American Mail navysite de Alaskan MailReferences edit Sealift Inc The Center for Public Integrity Archived from the original on 2008 11 22 Retrieved 2007 10 08 Contracts to Sealift Holdings Inc FY 2000 2008 USAspending United States of America 2008 01 15 Archived from the original on 2008 05 14 Retrieved 2008 05 04 External links edit SS Wilson Sealift Inc Archived from the original on 2005 03 02 This merchant ship article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Wilson 1968 amp oldid 1169778786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
