SS Abigail Adams
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SS Abigail Adams was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. The ship was named after Abigail Adams, who was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams and the mother of John Quincy Adams. She is also sometimes considered to be one of the Founders of the United States.
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United States | |
Name | Abigail Adams |
Namesake | Abigail Adams |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | American Foreign Steamship Corporation |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation |
Yard number | 2 |
Way number | 4 |
Laid down | 24 February 1943 |
Launched | 21 March 1943 |
Fate | Scrapped on 19 September 1972 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Liberty ship, type EC2-S-C1 (standard) |
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Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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