SS Nick Stoner
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SS Nick Stoner was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Nick Stoner, a hunter and trapper that served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and later the United States Army during the War of 1812.
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Name | Nick Stoner |
Namesake | Nick Stoner |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | North Atlantic & Gulf Steamship Co. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2307 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $927,137[1] |
Yard number | 48 |
Way number | 5 |
Laid down | 12 May 1944 |
Launched | 17 June 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs.Eula Brown |
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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