Name SS Amelia Earhart Laid down 19 October 1942 Type Liberty ship Launched 18 December 1942 Builder Vigor Shipyards | Namesake Amelia Earhart Fate Wrecked, 1948 Construction started 19 October 1942 Length 135 m | |
Tonnage 7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT) | ||
SS Amelia Earhart (Hull Number 117) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Amelia Earhart, an American female aviator who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.
The ship was laid down on 19 October 1942, then launched on 18 December 1942. The ship survived the war, including the largest trade convoy HX 300; but it was wrecked and declared a total loss in 1948.
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