SS Daniel Webster
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SS Daniel Webster | |
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Displacement: | 7,000 tons deadweight |
Length: | 441 ft 6 in (135 m) |
Beam: | 56 ft 10.75 in (17.3 m) |
Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.5 m) |
Propulsion: | Two oil fired boilers, triple expansion steam engine, single screw, 2500 horsepower (1.9 MW) |
Speed: | 11 to 11.5 knots (20 to 21 km/h) |
Range: | |
Complement: | 41 |
Armament: | Stern-mounted 4 in (102 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns. |
Capacity: | 9,140 tons cargo |
The SS Daniel Webster (Hull Number 211) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II.
Named after Daniel Webster, an American statesman, the ship was laid down by South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland, Maine at their West Yard. on November 1, 1942, then launched on January 28, 1943. It was torpedoed off of Oran and beached. After 4 years of sitting, in 1948, the ship was scrapped.