SS Amerigo Vespucci

SS Amerigo Vespucci (Hull Number 2767) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer for which North America and South America are named.

History
United States
Name	Amerigo Vespucci
Namesake	Amerigo Vespucci
Builder	Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond No. 2 Yard, Richmond, California[1]
Laid down	20 February 1944
Launched	10 March 1944
Fate	Scrapped, 1962
General characteristics
Type	Liberty ship
Tonnage	7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam	56 ft 10.75 in (17.3419 m)
Draft	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Propulsion	2 × oil-fired boilers Triple-expansion steam engine, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) single screw
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	9,140 tons cargo
Complement	41
Armament	1 × 4 in (100 mm) deck gun Variety of anti-aircraft guns

The ship was laid down on 20 February 1944, then launched on 10 March 1944. She was operated by the W. R. Chamberlin & Company from 1944 to 1946. In 1946 she was put in the reserve fleet. From 1954 to 1957 she was used by the West Coast Steamship company to store surplus grain. In 1958 she was put back in the reserve fleet. She was scrapped in 1962.