SS Amerigo Vespucci
SS Amerigo Vespucci (Hull Number 2767) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer for which North America and South America are named.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | Amerigo Vespucci |
| Namesake: | Amerigo Vespucci |
| Builder: | Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond No. 2 Yard, Richmond, California[1] |
| Laid down: | 20 February 1944 |
| Launched: | 10 March 1944 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Liberty ship |
| Tonnage: | 7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam: | 56 ft 10.75 in (17.3419 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Capacity: | 9,140 tons cargo |
| Complement: | 41 |
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The ship was laid down on 20 February 1944, then launched on 10 March 1944. The ship survived the war only to suffer the same fate as nearly all other Liberty ships that survived did; she was scrapped in 1962.
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