| Gross Tonnage: | 7,207 | Net: | 4,415 |
| Dimensions: | 422.8 x 57.0 x 34.8 | MC Type: | EC2-S-C1 |
| Builder: | Southeastern S.B. Corp.
Savannah, GA | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 87
2897
1945
2/45 |
| Engines: | T.3 Cy. 24 1/2", 37" & 70' - 48' | Engine Builder: | General Machinery Corp.
Hamilton, Ontario |
| Navigation: | DF, ESD, GYC, RADAR | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks, Fitted for Oil Fuel, Cruiser Stern |
| Began SM Service: | 1946 | Ended SM Service: | 1955 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1945 | 247261 | Arlie Clark | US War Shipping Administration | ANIF | Savannah | USWB |
1946 | 247261 | Arlie Clark | US Maritime Commission | ANIF | Savannah | US |
1946 | 247261 | Palmetto State | States Marine Corp.
New York | ANIF | New York | US |
1947 | 247261 | Palmetto State | States Marine Corp. of Delaware
New York | ANIF | Wilmington | US |
1950 | 247261 | Palmetto State | States Marine Corp. of Delaware
Wilmington, DE | ANIF | Wilmington | US |
1955 | 247261 | Flomar | Bethelem Steel Corp.
Calmar Steamship Corp.
New York | KQKS | Wilmington | US |
1964 | 247261 | Flomar | U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC | KQKS | Wilmington | US |
Events:
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1946: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed PALMETTO STATE.
1955: Sold to Calmar Steamship Corp., a division of Bethelem Steel, renamed FLOMAR.
1964: Returned to U.S. Government under Ship Exchange Act with five other Liberty Ships in exchange for six C4 type vessels. Laid up at Reserve Fleet Site 2, James River near Newport News.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1970 | Sold by U.S. Department of Commerce to Eckhardt & Co., West Germany, and resold to Spanish Shipbreakers. Arrived Santander in tow 7/31/70. Scrapped 9/70 Santander. |
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