SS Amelia Earhart

For the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, see USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE-6).

SS Amelia Earhart (Hull Number 117) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Amelia Earhart, an American female aviator who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.

History
United States
Name	Amelia Earhart
Namesake	Amelia Earhart
Builder	Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, Texas[1]
Laid down	19 October 1942
Launched	18 December 1942
Fate	Wrecked, 1948
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)
Propulsion	2 × oil-fired boilers Triple expansion steam engine, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) single screw
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	9,140 tons cargo
Complement	41
Armament	1 × 4 in (100 mm) deck gun Variety of anti-aircraft guns

The ship was laid down on 19 October 1942, and was launched just 60 days later on 18 December 1942. She was operated by the Merchants & Miners Transportation Company. The ship took part in convoy HX 300, the largest convoy of the World War II and survived the war.^[2] In 1948, it was wrecked and declared a total loss.

See also

• List of Liberty ships: A-F

References

1. "Todd Houston Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
2. "Convoy HX 300". Warsailors.Com. Retrieved 2011-06-25.