SS Edward P. Alexander

SS Edward P. Alexander was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Edward P. Alexander, a Confederate States Army Brigadier general and railroad executive.

History
United States
NameEdward P. Alexander
NamesakeEdward P. Alexander
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1505
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,501,325[1]
Yard number121
Way number5
Laid down21 September 1943
Launched23 November 1943
Sponsored byMrs. E.A. Lotz
Completed30 November 1943
Identification
FateSold, 7 January 1947
Italy
NameOrizia
OwnerFratelli D'Amico, Rome
Acquired20 January 1947
FateScrapped, 1970
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

Construction

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Edward P. Alexander was laid down on 21 September 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1505, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. E.A. Lotz, and launched on 23 November 1943.[3][1]

History

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She was allocated to the Wilmore Steamship Company, on 30 November 1943. On 15 June 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 7 January 1947, she was turned over to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her to Fratelli d'Amico, Rome, for $544,506, on 20 January 1947. She was renamed Orizia. She ran aground off Veracruz Harbor on 20 January 1963, and was scrapped in 1970.[4][5]

References

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Bibliography

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  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "Edward P. Alexander". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  • "SS Edward P. Alexander". Retrieved 5 November 2017.