Namesake Henry R. Schoolcraft Way number 1 Construction started 11 December 1943 Length 135 m | Yard number 2132 Laid down 11 December 1943 Launched 30 December 1943 | |
Name SS Henry R. Schoolcraft Fate Sold, 1947Wrecked and scrapped, 1967 | ||
SS Henry R. Schoolcraft (MC contract 2132) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II.
Named after Henry R. Schoolcraft, an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, the ship was laid down by Permanente Metals in their Richmond Yard #1 on 11 December 1943, then launched on 30 December 1943. The vessel was operated under a USAT (United States Army Transport) identification, meaning that it was under the control of the Army Transportation Service. In 1947, the ship was sold into private ownership. However, in 1967, the ship was wrecked and subsequently scrapped.
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