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| Name | Charles Bulfinch |
| Namesake | Charles Bulfinch |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MCE hull 999 |
| Awarded | 30 January 1942 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland[1] |
| Cost | $1,003,874[2] |
| Yard number | 2149 |
| Way number | 3 |
| Laid down | 14 May 1943 |
| Launched | 10 June 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Milton G. Baker |
| Completed | 22 June 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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SSCharles Bulfinch was aLiberty ship built in theUnited States duringWorld War II. She was named afterCharles Bulfinch, anAmerican architect. Bulfinch is best known for his designs of theMassachusetts State House, and the wings and central portion of theUS Capitol.[4]
Charles Bulfinch was laid down on 14 May 1943, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 999, by theBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. Milton G. Baker, the wife of a yard employee, and was launched on 10 June 1943.[1][2]
She was allocated toLuckenbach Steamship Company, on 22 June 1943. On 10 January 1948, she was laid up in theHudson River Reserve Fleet,Jones Point, New York. On 4 May 1953, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1953", she returned loaded on 18 May 1953. On 25 November 1957, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be emptied of grain, she returned empty on 2 December 1957. On 10 October 1958, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1958", she returned loaded on 27 October 1958. On 19 October 1959, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be emptied of grain, she returned empty on 23 October 1959. On 15 November 1960, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1960", she returned loaded on 25 November 1960. On 8 March 1963, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be emptied of grain, she returned empty on 14 March 1963. On 7 January 1970, she was sold for scrapping toSteel Factors, Ltd., for $65,130. She was removed from the fleet on 1 May 1970.[4]
