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| Name | George Dewey |
| Namesake | George Dewey |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | American Export Lines Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MC hull 1202 |
| Builder | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company,Jacksonville, Florida[1] |
| Cost | $2,069,174[2] |
| Yard number | 10 |
| Way number | 4 |
| Laid down | 8 May 1943 |
| Launched | 5 August 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Rear AdmiralWalter Browne Woodson |
| Completed | 27 August 1943 |
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| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SSGeorge Dewey was aLiberty ship built in theUnited States duringWorld War II. She was named afterGeorge Dewey, the only person inUnited States history to obtain the rankAdmiral of the Navy. Dewey was a graduate of theUnited States Naval Academy and fought in both theAmerican Civil War and theSpanish–American War.
George Dewey waslaid down on 8 May 1943, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1202, by theSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company,Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored byRear AdmiralWalter Browne Woodson, she was launched on 5 August 1943.[1][2]
She was allocated toAmerican Export Lines Inc., on 27 August 1943. On 1 January 1948, she was placed in theHudson River Reserve Fleet,Jones Point, New York. On 31 May 1952, she was laid up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet,Beaumont, Texas. She was turned over for use as anartificial reef, on 6 August 1975, to the state ofTexas. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 12 August 1975.[4]
She was sunk on 25 April 1976, at28°06′58″N96°05′14″W / 28.11611°N 96.08722°W /28.11611; -96.08722 along with her sister shipsJim Bridger, sunk on 15 June 1976, andDwight L. Moody, sunk on 6 April 1976.[5]
