| Gross Tonnage: | 7,838 | Net: | 4,563 |
| Dimensions: | 492.0 x 69.7 x 29.4 7/8 | MC Type: | C3-S-A2 |
| Builder: | Western Pipe & Steel Co.
San Francisco, CA | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 91
279
1943
11/30/43 |
| Engines: | 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screwed Shaft | Engine Builder: | General Electric Co.
Lynn, MA |
| Navigation: | DF, ESD, GC, RDR | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks & Shelter Deck |
| Began SM Service: | 1960 | Ended SM Service: | 1973 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1943 | 244137 | Sea Devil | US War Shipping Administration | KYHX | San Francisco | USWB |
1946 | 244137 | Sea Devil | US Maritime Commission | KYHX | San Francisco | US |
1949 | 244137 | Harry Luckenbach | Luckenbach Steamship Co.
New York & Philadelphia, PA | KYHX | New York | US |
1960 | 244137 | Copper State | States Marine Lines, Inc. (DE)
New York | KYHX | New York | US |
1972 | 244137 | Copper State | States Marine International, Inc. (DE)
New York | KYHX | New York | US |
Events:
2/18/43: Keel laid.
5/23/43: Launched, sponsored by Mrs. Maxwell McNutt.
11/30/43: Delivered; completed conversion to a transport, 2,101 troops and 250,000 cubic feet of cargo by builders for operation by the American Hawaiian Steamship Co. under the WSA.
12/43 - 1/46: Ship sailed between San Francisco and many ports in the South and Western Pacific.
2/46: Carried 2,040 POWs from Seattle, returning them to Europe, continuing in service between New York and Le Havre until June 1946 when troop carrying duty ended.
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1949: Sold to Luckenbach Steamship Co., renamed HARRY LUCKENBACH.
1960: Sold to States Marine Lines, renamed COPPER STATE.
1972: Sold/transferred to States Marine International, Inc., name retained.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1973 | Sold to Yung Tai Steel & Iron Works, having arrived Kaohsiung 4/25/73, who began demolition 4/30/73. Scrapped 4/73 Kaohsiung. |
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