SS Harriet Tubman (MC contract 3032) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist and spy during the American Civil War, and was the first Liberty ship to be named for an African-American woman.[1]
 The launching party for SS Harriet Tubman, 3 June 1944
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Harriet Tubman |
| Namesake | Harriet Tubman |
| Builder | South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine |
| Yard number | 3032 |
| Way number | 6 |
| Laid down | 19 April 1944 |
| Launched | 3 June 1944 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Liberty ship |
| Tonnage | 7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity | 9,140 tons cargo |
| Complement | 41 |
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The ship was laid down by the South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine, on 19 April 1944, then launched on 3 June 1944. Twenty-two members of Tubman's extended family attended the launch. Eva Stuart Northrup, Tubman's great-niece, christened the ship.[1] The ship survived the war only to suffer the same fate as nearly all other Liberty ships that survived did; she was scrapped in 1972.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Larson, Kate Clifford (2022). Harriet Tubman: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-5381-1356-1.
- ^ "New England Shipbuilding Company, South Portland ME". shipbuildinghistory.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2009.