SS Geronimo

Career
Name:	SS Geronimo
Namesake:	Geronimo
Builder:	Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond No. 2 Yard, Richmond, California[1]
Laid down:	5 May 1943
Launched:	29 May 1943
Fate:	Scrapped, 1960
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:	2 × oil-fired boilers Triple-expansion steam engine, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) single screw
Speed:	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity:	9,140 tons cargo
Complement:	41
Armament:	• 1 × 4 in (100 mm) deck gun • Variety of anti-aircraft guns

SS Geronimo (Hull Number 1122) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Geronimo, a Native American warrior who long fought against American settlers in the Old West.

The ship was laid down on 5 May 1943, then launched on 29 May 1943. The ship survived the war only to suffer the same fate as nearly all other Liberty ships; she was scrapped in 1960.

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