 Novorossiysk in March 1974 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Edward Eggleston |
| Namesake | Edward Eggleston |
| Builder | California Shipbuilding Corp |
| Way number | 2010 |
| Laid down | 20 April 1943 |
| Launched | 9 May 1943 |
| Fate | Transferred toSoviet Navy, 1943 |
| History | |
 Soviet Union | |
| Name | Novorossiysk |
| Commissioned | 1943 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Liberty ship |
| Displacement | 14,245 long tons (14,474 t)[1] |
| Length | |
| Beam | 57 ft (17 m)[1] |
| Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)[1] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)[1] |
| Range | 20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) |
| Capacity | 10,856 t (10,685 long tons)deadweight (DWT)[1] |
| Crew | 81[1] |
| Armament | Stern-mounted4 in (100 mm)deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety ofanti-aircraft guns |
SSEdward Eggleston was an AmericanLiberty ship built in 1943 for service inWorld War II. Its namesake wasEdward Eggleston.
The ship was 441 feet (134 m) long and 56 feet (17 m) wide, it carried 9000 tons of cargo and had a top speed of 11 knots (20 km/h).[2] It was mounted with a 4 in deck gun.
The keel of the ship was laid on April 20, 1943. A few months later theCalifornia Shipbuilding Corplaunched the ship inLos Angeles under the nameEdward Eggleston. The ship was transferred to theSoviet Union later that year with the nameNovorossiysk. The ship survivedWorld War II unscathed.
The ship was scrapped in 1974.[3]
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