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! colspan=2 style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| SS ''Charles Bulfinch'' |
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|7,000 tons [[deadweight]] |
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|441 ft 6 in (135 m) |
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|Ship name=SS ''Charles Bulfinch'' |
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|Ship namesake=[[Charles Bulfinch]] |
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|56 ft 10.75 in (17.3 m) |
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|Ship builder=[[Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard]], [[Baltimore]] |
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|Ship yard number=2149 |
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|27 ft 9.25 in (8.5 m) |
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|Ship laid down=14 May 1943 |
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|Ship launched=10 June 1943 |
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|41 |
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|Ship fate=Scrapped, 1971 |
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|Stern-mounted 4 in (102 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns. |
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|Ship type= [[Liberty ship]] |
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'''SS ''Charles Bulfinch''''' ([[Maritime Commission|MC]] contract 999) was a [[Liberty ship]] built in the [[United States]] during [[World War II]]. She was named after [[Charles Bulfinch]], an American architect whose major works include [[Massachusetts State House]] in [[Boston]] and the completion of the [[United States Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. |
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The ship was laid down on 14 May 1943, then launched on 10 June 1943. The ship survived the war and was scrapped in 1971. |
The ship was laid down at the [[Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard]], [[Baltimore]], on 14 May 1943, then launched on 10 June 1943. The ship survived the war and was scrapped in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/4emergency/wwtwo/bethfairfield.htm |title=Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards, Inc., Baltimore MD |publisher=www.shipbuildinghistory.com |accessdate=2009-12-16 }}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 14:08, 16 December 2009
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| Name | SS Charles Bulfinch |
| Namesake | Charles Bulfinch |
| Builder | Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore |
| Yard number | 2149 |
| Way number | 3 |
| Laid down | 14 May 1943 |
| Launched | 10 June 1943 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1971 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Liberty ship |
| Tonnage | 7,000 LT DWT DWT uses unsupported parameter (help) |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) Two oil fired boilers Triple expansion steam engine Single screw 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity | 9,140 tons cargo |
| Complement | 41 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 1 × stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun • AA guns |
SS Charles Bulfinch (MC contract 999) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Charles Bulfinch, an American architect whose major works include Massachusetts State House in Boston and the completion of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C..
The ship was laid down at the Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, on 14 May 1943, then launched on 10 June 1943. The ship survived the war and was scrapped in 1971.[1]
References
- ^ "Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards, Inc., Baltimore MD". www.shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
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