SS Amelia Earhart (Hull Number 117) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Amelia Earhart, an American female aviator who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Amelia Earhart |
| Namesake | Amelia Earhart |
| Builder | Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, Texas[1] |
| Laid down | 19 October 1942 |
| Launched | 18 December 1942 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Liberty ship |
| Tonnage | 7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 10.75 in (17.3419 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Capacity | 9,140 tons cargo |
| Complement | 41 |
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The ship was laid down on 19 October 1942, and was launched just 60 days later on 18 December 1942. She was operated by the Merchants & Miners Transportation Company. The ship took part in convoy HX 300, the largest convoy of the World War II and survived the war.[2] In 1948, it was wrecked and declared a total loss.
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edit- ^ "Todd Houston Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ "Convoy HX 300". Warsailors.Com. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
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