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| Name | William Paca |
| Namesake | William Paca |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Calmar Steamship Corp. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MCE hull 302 |
| Awarded | 1 May 1941 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland[1] |
| Cost | $1,065,198[2] |
| Yard number | 2052 |
| Way number | 15 |
| Laid down | 13 December 1941 |
| Launched | 30 May 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Carl Abel |
| Completed | 19 June 1942 |
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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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SSWilliam Paca was aLiberty ship built in theUnited States duringWorld War II. She was named afterWilliam Paca, a signatory to theUnited States Declaration of Independence fromMaryland, a delegate to theFirst Continental Congress and theSecond Continental Congress from Maryland,Governor of Maryland and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Maryland.
William Paca was laid down on 13 December 1941, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 302, by theBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. Carl Abel, the wife of the Captain of thePort of Baltimore, and was launched on 30 May 1942.[1][2]
She was allocated toCalmar Steamship Corp., on 19 June 1942. On 17 November 1948, she was laid up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet,Mobile, Alabama. On 29 August 1969, she was sold for scrapping toPinto Island Metals Co., for $40,600. She was removed from the fleet on 23 September 1969.[4]
