SS Booker T. Washington
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Booker T. Washington was a United States Maritime Commission (MC) Liberty ship and the first major oceangoing ship and first of 17 Liberty ships that were named after African-Americans. The ship was named for Booker T. Washington, notable educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. At launch Mary McLeod Bethune gave the address and notable singer Marian Anderson christened the ship.
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SS Booker T. Washington
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Booker T Washington
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--09-29
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War Shipping Administration
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Stern-mounted deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns
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California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles
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Type EC2-S-C1 Liberty ship
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1942-10-17
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Scrapped, 1969
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Official number: 342392
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1942-08-19
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1942-09-29
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Booker T Washington
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United States Maritime Commission
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*Two oil-fired boilers
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*Single screw
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Booker T. Washington was a United States Maritime Commission (MC) Liberty ship and the first major oceangoing ship and first of 17 Liberty ships that were named after African-Americans. The ship was named for Booker T. Washington, notable educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. At launch Mary McLeod Bethune gave the address and notable singer Marian Anderson christened the ship. Hugh Mulzac, the first African-American earn a United States Merchant Marine master's license and only African American to have such license was selected to command a ship after acceptance trials. In 1942, the ship had an integrated crew of 18 nationalities. Between 1942 and 1947, it had made 22 round trip voyages ferrying troops and supplies to Europe and the Pacific theatre.
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