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| Name | Augustine B. McManus |
| Namesake | Augustine B. McManus |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MC hull 2361 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction,Brunswick, Georgia |
| Cost | $1,048,743[1] |
| Yard number | 146 |
| Way number | 6 |
| Laid down | 21 April 1944 |
| Launched | 10 June 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. William J. Harrison |
| Completed | 24 June 1944 |
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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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SSAugustine B. McManus was aLiberty ship built in theUnited States duringWorld War II. She was named afterAugustine B. McManus, aUS Navy officer and aNavy Hydrographic Bureau scientist that had testified at theTitanic disaster trials.
Augustine B. McManus was laid down on 21 April 1944, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2361, byJ.A. Jones Construction,Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. William J. Harrison, and launched on 10 June 1944.[3][1]
She was allocated toWilliam J. Rountree Company, on 24 June 1944. On 17 December 1945, she was laid up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet inWilmington, North Carolina. On 27 May 1952, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in theHudson River Group. On 4 June 1953, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1953", she returned loaded with grain on 17 June 1953. She was again withdrawn from the fleet on 27 April 1956, to have the grain unloaded, she returned reloaded on 22 May 1956. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 23 May 1963, to have the grain unloaded, she returned empty on 28 May 1963. On 30 September 1970, she was sold toUnion Mineral & Alloys Corporation, along with three other ships, for $160,646.16, for scrapping. She was delivered on 18 November 1970.[4][5]
