Gross Tonnage: | 7,959 | Net: | 4,656 |
Dimensions: | 492.0 x 69.7 x 29.5 | MC Type: | C3-S-A2 |
Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.
Pascagoula, MS | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 336
431
1943
11/9/43 |
Engines: | 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screwed Shaft | Engine Builder: | Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
Pittsburgh, PA |
Navigation: | DF, ESD, GC, RDR, RT | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks & Open Shelter Deck |
Began SM Service: | 1960 | Ended SM Service: | 1962 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1943 | APA 47 | USS Lamar | US Navy | | | US |
1946 | | USS Lamar | US Maritime Commission | | | US |
1949 | 257827 | J. L. Luckenbach | Luckenbach Steamship Co.
New York & Philadelphia, PA | KAEO | New York | US |
1960 | 257827 | Evergreen State | States Marine Lines, Inc. (DE)
New York | KAEO | New York | US |
1962 | 257827 | Evergreen State | Global Bulk Transport Co.
New York | KAEO | New York | US |
Events:
4/7/43: Keel laid.
8/28/43: Launched.
11/9/43: Taken over by US Navy for completion as a transport (AP 92) but completed as an attack transport (APA 47).
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1949: Sold to Luckenbach Steamship Co., renamed J.L. LUCKENBACH.
1960: Sold to States Marine Lines, renamed EVERGREEN STATE.
1962: Sold to Global Bulk Transport Co.
Disposition Date | Comments |
1971 | Sold to Taiwan Shipbreakers, arriving Kaohsiung prior to 5/11/71, having left Saigon 5/6/71. Scrapped 5/71 Kaohsiung. |
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