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 United States | |
| Name | George Ade |
| Namesake | George Ade |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | American West African Line Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MC hull 2314 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction,Panama City, Florida |
| Cost | $1,024,537[1] |
| Yard number | 55 |
| Way number | 4 |
| Laid down | 30 June 1944 |
| Launched | 9 August 1944 |
| Completed | 25 August 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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SSGeorge Ade was aLiberty ship built in the United States duringWorld War II. She was named afterIndiana writer, newspaper columnist, playwright, and namesake forPurdue University'sRoss–Ade Stadium,George Ade.
George Ade was laid down on 30 June 1944, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2314, byJ.A. Jones Construction,Panama City, Florida; and launched on 9 August 1944.[3][1]
She was allocated toAmerican West African Line Inc., 18 August 1944. She successfully completed herseatrials on 20 August 1944.
While in transit fromKey West, Florida, toNew York City, she was torpedoed on 12 September 1944, off the coast ofNorth Carolina, byGerman submarine U-518. Her rudder was damaged but she stayed afloat.USCGC Jackson andUSCGC Bedloe, heading to assist the crew ofGeorge Ade, were caught in theGreat Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 the day after, sinking both cutters and killing 47 Coast Guardsmen.[4][5][Note 1] A U.S. Navy seaplane rescued the survivors.[4][5]
After repairs she was allocated to theParry Navigation Co., Inc. on 18 July 1946, and again on 17 November 1946.[6] On 17 September 1947, she was allocated to theSouth Atlantic Steamship Line, for transfer to theNational Defense Reserve Fleet, inMobile, Alabama. She was sold, On 21 February 1967, for $48,259 toUnion Minerals and Alloys Corporation, to be scrapped. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 8 March 1967.[6]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.The BEDLOE had 5 officers and 33 men on board when sunk, of whom 2 officers and 24 men were lost. The JACKSON had 5 officers and 36 men on board and 2 officers and 19 men were lost.
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