SS Anna Dickinson

SS Anna Dickinson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Anna Dickinson, an American orator and lecturer. An advocate for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights, Dickinson was the first woman to give a political address before the United States Congress.

History
United States
Name	Anna Dickinson
Namesake	Anna Dickinson
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Wessel Duval & Company
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2493
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$1,009,493
Yard number	57
Way number	3
Laid down	26 July 1944
Launched	4 September 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. James R.P. Bell, Jr.
Completed	16 September 1944
Identification	Call sign: KSSZ
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 8 September 1949 Sold for scrapping, 14 March 1961, withdrawn from fleet, 10 April 1961
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 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	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

Construction

Anna Dickinson was laid down on 26 July 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2493, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. James R.P. Bell, Jr., the daughter of Benjamin F. Crowley, vice president St.Johns River SB Co., and was launched on 4 September 1944.

History

She was allocated to the Wessel Duval & Company, on 16 September 1944. On 8 September 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 14 March 1961, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., for $58,139.89. She was removed from the fleet, 10 April 1961.

Bibliography

• "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
• Maritime Administration. "Anna Dickinson". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
• "SS Anna Dickinson". Retrieved 29 January 2020.