She was acquired and placed in service by the Navy on 31 May 1945. She was employed as dry floating storage in the Pacific until returned to the War Shipping Administration on 28 November 1945. Don Marquis was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 5 June 1946.
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^ abcd"Kaiser California Shipbuilding CalShip". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
^"NavSource Online: IX-215 Don Marquis". navsource.org. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
marquis, unclassified, miscellaneous, vessel, only, ship, united, states, navy, named, that, writer, poet, artist, keel, laid, down, california, shipbuilding, corporation, angeles, california, type, hull, under, maritime, commission, contract, number, 1874, la. USS Don Marquis IX 215 an unclassified miscellaneous vessel was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for that writer poet and artist Her keel was laid down by the California Shipbuilding Corporation in Los Angeles California as a Type EC2 S C1 hull under Maritime Commission contract number 1874 1 She was launched on 23 August 1943 HistoryUnited StatesNameDon MarquisNamesakeDon MarquisBuilderCalifornia Shipbuilding Corporation Los AngelesYard number245 1 Way number1 1 Laid down31 July 1943Launched23 August 1943Acquired31 May 1945In service31 May 1945Out of serviceDate unknownStricken5 June 1946FateReturned to the War Shipping Administration 28 November 1945 Scrapped 1949 1 General characteristics 2 TypeLiberty shipDisplacement4 023 long tons 4 088 t light 14 250 long tons 14 479 t fullLength441 ft 7 in 134 59 m Beam56 ft 11 in 17 35 m Draft27 ft 7 in 8 41 m PropulsionTriple expansion reciprocating steam engine single propeller 2 500 shp 1 864 kW Speed11 knots 20 km h 13 mph Range17 000 nmi 31 000 km She was acquired and placed in service by the Navy on 31 May 1945 She was employed as dry floating storage in the Pacific until returned to the War Shipping Administration on 28 November 1945 Don Marquis was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 5 June 1946 References edit a b c d Kaiser California Shipbuilding CalShip shipbuildinghistory com Retrieved 21 November 2009 NavSource Online IX 215 Don Marquis navsource org Retrieved 22 November 2009 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here Photo gallery of USS Don Marquis at NavSource Naval History nbsp This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Don Marquis amp oldid 1162516308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
