D/S James B. Duke

Call sign
WPZA
Shipping company
Nationality
USA flaggUSA

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1944
Yard number
2362
Month of delivery
juni

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
7.200
Net tonnage:
4.363
Deadweight:
10.800

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
IHK 2500
Speed:
10

Dimensions

Length:
422.8'
Beam:
57.0'
Draft:
34.8'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde

    LIBERTY SHIP: Type EC2-S-CI

    6/1944: United States War Shipping Administration, Brunswick, USA - JAMES B. DUKE
    /1946: United States Department of Commerce, Brunswick, USA - JAMES B. DUKE
    /1972: Opphugget i Brownsville, Texas. USA.

    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 24 1/2", 37" & 70" - 48". Maskineri bygget ved Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, Cal, USA

    Sources

    https://dp.la/item/e7898f45063d0495c42399a67f2ffde7
    http://www.skylighters.org/troopships/libertyships.html#anchor959176