SS William Rawle
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Name | William Rawle |
Namesake | William Rawle |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | A. H. Bull Steamship Company |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 61 |
Awarded | 14 March 1941 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[2] |
Cost | $1,079,098[1] |
Yard number | 2048 |
Way number | 9 |
Laid down | 28 June 1942 |
Launched | 19 August 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Grace Tully |
Completed | 29 August 1942 |
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Fate | Sold for commercial use, 31 March 1947 |
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Name | Arlyn |
Owner | Baltimore Insular Line |
Operator | A.H. Bull & Co., Inc. |
Fate | Grounded, Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, 6 June 1958, refloated and returned to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Sold for scrapping, October 1958 |
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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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SS William Rawle was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William Rawle, an American lawyer in Philadelphia. Rawle was appointed as United States district attorney in Pennsylvania, in 1791. He was a founder and first president of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, and for 40 years a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania.
Bauwesen
William Rawle was laid down on 28 June 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 61, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; sponsored by Mrs. Grace Tully, the private Secretary to President Roosevelt, and was launched on 19 August 1942.[2][1]
History
She was allocated to A. H. Bull Steamship Company, on 29 August 1942. On 31 March 1947, she was sold for commercial use to the Baltimore Insular Line, for $544,506. On 6 June 1958, she ran aground on the Silver Bank. She was refloated and returned to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she was scrapped in October 1958.[4]
References
Bibliography
- "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "William Rawle". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- "SS William Rawle". Retrieved 3 March 2020.