SS James B. Duke
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SS James B. Duke was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James B. Duke, founder of the American Tobacco Company, co-founder of Duke Energy, and establisher of The Duke Endowment.
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Name | James B. Duke |
Namesake | James B. Duke |
Operator | Wessel Duval & Company |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2362 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,062,861[1] |
Yard number | 147 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 29 April 1944 |
Launched | 19 June 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs.Doris Duke Cromwell |
Completed | 30 June 1944 |
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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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