The SS John W. Brown is one of only two surviving operational Liberty ships. The SS Abner Doubleday was identical. |
|
Career (US) | |
---|---|
Name: | Abner Doubleday |
Namesake: | Abner Doubleday |
Builder: | Oregon Shipbuilding |
Laid down: | 25 October 1942 |
Launched: | 20 November 1942 |
Identification: | Maritime Commission hull number 598 |
Fate: | Scrapped 1968 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Cargo ship |
Displacement: | 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) |
Length: | 135 m (441 ft 6 in) |
Beam: | 17.3 m (56 ft 10.75 in) |
Draft: | 8.5 m (27 ft 9.25 in) |
Propulsion: | Two oil-fired boilers, triple-expansion steam engine, single screw, 2,500 horsepower (1,864 kW) |
Speed: | 11 to 11.5 knots (20 to 21 km/h) |
Range: | 23,000 miles (37,000 km) |
Capacity: | 10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT) |
Complement: | 41 men |
Armament: | Stern-mounted 4-in (102 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns |
The SS Abner Doubleday was a liberty ship built during World War II. The ship was named after Abner Doubleday, a general during the American Civil War. Her keel was laid down on 25 October 1942 and she launched 20 November 1942. Abner Doubleday was scrapped in 1968.
|