SS A. Mitchell Palmer
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SS A. Mitchell Palmer (MCE-2436) was an EC2-S-C1 Type Liberty ship design cargo ship, named after U.S. Attorney General Alexander Mitchell Palmer. The ship's keel was laid by Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation of Savannah, Georgia, on 17 December 1943, commissioned as part of the Second World War effort by the War Shipping Administration (WSA).[2][3] It was launched 12 February 1944. It was scrapped in 1968 in Taiwan.
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Name | A. Mitchell Palmer |
Namesake | A. Mitchell Palmer |
Builder | Southeastern Shipbuilding Corp., Savannah, Georgia |
Laid down | 17 December 1943 |
Launched | 12 February 1944 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1968 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 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) |
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