SS Duncan U. Fletcher
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SS Duncan U. Fletcher was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Duncan U. Fletcher, the 21st and 25th Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, and later the longest serving United States Senator in Florida's history.
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United States | |
Name | Duncan U. Fletcher |
Namesake | Duncan U. Fletcher |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1529 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $1,807,972[1] |
Yard number | 11 |
Way number | 5 |
Laid down | 3 May 1943 |
Launched | 10 August 1943 |
Completed | 27 August 1943 |
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Fate | Sold for commercial use, 3 March 1947 |
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Name | Pericles |
Namesake | Pericles |
Acquired | 3 March 1947 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1966 |
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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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