| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | William P. Duval |
| Namesake | William P. Duval |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Blidberg & Rothchild Co.Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MC hull 2319 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction,Panama City, Florida |
| Cost | $1,043,714[1] |
| Yard number | 60 |
| Way number | 4 |
| Laid down | 10 August 1944 |
| Launched | 15 September 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mary Caldwell |
| Completed | 29 September 1944 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Sold for commercial use, 10 January 1947, withdrawn from fleet, 13 January 1947 |
 Italy | |
| Name | Vesuvio |
| Namesake | Mount Vesuvius |
| Owner | Società di navigazione Italia |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1973 |
| General characteristics[2] | |
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| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.5knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SSWilliam P. Duval was aLiberty ship built in the United States duringWorld War II. She was named afterWilliam P. Duval, the first civilian governor of theFlorida Territory.
William P. Duval was laid down on 10 August 1944, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2319, byJ.A. Jones Construction,Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mary Caldwell, wife of then Florida Governor-elect,Millard Caldwell, and launched on 15 September 1944.[3][1]
She was allocated toBlidberg & Rothchild Co. Inc., 29 September 1944. On 17 May 1946, she was laid up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet,Hudson River Reserve Fleet,Jones Point, New York.[4]
She was allocated to theParry Navigation Co., 15 November 1946.[4]
She was sold, on 10 January 1947, toSocietà di navigazione Italia, for $563,117.54 and commercial use. She was flagged inItaly and renamedVesuvio. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 13 January 1947. She was laid up in 1972 and scrapped in 1973.[4]
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