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Moore-McCormack
Mormacdale
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SHIP NAME:
Mormacdale
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OFFICIAL NO:
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SHIP DESIGN:
C1-A (Maritime Commission Hull #139
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BUILDER:
Pennsylvania Shipyard, Inc., Beaumont, Tx. Hull #228
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KEEL LAID:
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CHRISTENED BY:
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LAUNCH DATE:
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COMPLETION DATE:
Delivered February 1942
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OVERALL LENGTH:
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SPEED:
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PASSENGERS:
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OUTSTANDING POINTS:
Served as a troop transport during World War II. Redelivered to
Moore-McCormack in 1946
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PRIOR HISTORY:
Built new for Moore-McCormack.
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SUBSEQUENT HISTORY:
In 1959 she went to Marad Reserve, James River. She was scrapped
in 1975 at Northern Metals, Philadelphia PA..
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(Courtesy of Harold Vaderploeg.) |
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Water Line Model from the
collection of George "Bob" Aitken, Assistant Vice President of
Moore-McCormack.
(Donated by his son, Samuel Aitken II.)
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