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 United States | |
| Name | Frederic W. Galbraith |
| Namesake | Frederick W. Galbraith |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | South Atlantic Steamship Lines |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MC hull 2503 |
| Awarded | 23 April 1943 |
| Builder | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company,Jacksonville, Florida[1] |
| Cost | $948,517[2] |
| Yard number | 67 |
| Way number | 1 |
| Laid down | 30 September 1944 |
| Launched | 2 November 1944 |
| Completed | 14 November 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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SSFrederic W. Galbraith was aLiberty ship built in theUnited States duringWorld War II. She was named afterFrederick W. Galbraith, the National Commander of theAmerican Legion, from 1920 to 1921. He was a decoratedWorld War Iveteran who was instrumental in helping to make the Legion the largest war veterans' organization in the US.
Frederic W. Galbraith was laid down on 30 September 1944, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2503, by theSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company,Jacksonville, Florida; and was launched on 2 November 1944.[1][2]
She was allocated to theSouth Atlantic Steamship Lines, on 14 November 1944. On 4 March 1948, she was laid up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet,Wilmington, North Carolina. On 26 May 1952, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet,Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 2 November 1970, toUnion Minerals & Alloys Corp., for $41,137. She was removed from the fleet, 17 November 1970.[4]
