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SS George Washington Carver was a Liberty ship built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. The ship was named in honor of George Washington Carver, and was the second Liberty ship named for an African American. In January 1946, the ship was converted to carry a combination of troops and military dependents as USAT George Washington Carver. The ship was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in 1947 and was sold for scrapping in 1964.

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  • SS George Washington Carver was a Liberty ship built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. The ship was named in honor of George Washington Carver, and was the second Liberty ship named for an African American. The ship was initially assigned by the War Shipping Administration (WSA) to the American South African Line (Farrell Lines), Inc. for merchant service. In November 1943 the ship was allocated to the United States Army by the WSA and was converted to hospital ship USAHS Dogwood. The ship made multiple trips to ports in England from its homeport of Charleston, South Carolina, before sailing for duty in the Philippines in 1945. In January 1946, the ship was converted to carry a combination of troops and military dependents as USAT George Washington Carver. The ship was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in 1947 and was sold for scrapping in 1964. (en)
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  • 1943-04-12 (xsd:date)
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  • 1943-05-07 (xsd:date)
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  • Sold for scrapping, 1964
  • Transferred to theWar Department
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  • 597 (xsd:integer)
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  • United States (en)
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  • 7000 (xsd:integer)
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  • Sold for scrapping, 1964 (en)
  • Transferred to the War Department (en)
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  • *Charleston *Los Angeles *Seattle (en)
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  • 0001-05-24 (xsd:gMonthDay)
  • July 1944 (en)
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  • 1943-05-07 (xsd:date)
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  • George Washington Carver (en)
  • USAHS Dogwood (en)
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  • 1943-11-23 (xsd:date)
  • March 1947 (en)
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  • Atlantic Basin Iron Works, Nov. 1943 – July 1944 (en)
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  • USAT George Washington Carver, January 1946 (en)
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  • *No. 1 *Richmond, California (en)
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  • SS George Washington Carver was a Liberty ship built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. The ship was named in honor of George Washington Carver, and was the second Liberty ship named for an African American. In January 1946, the ship was converted to carry a combination of troops and military dependents as USAT George Washington Carver. The ship was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in 1947 and was sold for scrapping in 1964. (en)
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