SS Duncan U. Fletcher

SS Duncan U. Fletcher was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Duncan U. Fletcher, the 21st and 25th Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, and later the longest serving United States Senator in Florida's history.

History
United States
NameDuncan U. Fletcher
NamesakeDuncan U. Fletcher
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorLykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1529
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$1,807,972[1]
Yard number11
Way number5
Laid down3 May 1943
Launched10 August 1943
Completed27 August 1943
Identification
FateSold for commercial use, 3 March 1947
Greece
NamePericles
NamesakePericles
Acquired3 March 1947
FateScrapped, 1966
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

Construction

Duncan U. Fletcher was laid down on 3 May 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1529, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 10 August 1943.[3][1]

History

She was allocated to Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, on 27 August 1943. On 23 April 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 3 April 1947, she was sold for $544,506 to Ionian Steamship Co., Ltd., for commercial use and renamed Pericles. She was scrapped in 1966.

References
  1. MARCOM.
  2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. J.A. Panama City 2010.

Bibliography
  • "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "Duncan U. Fletcher". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  • "SS Duncan U. Fletcher". Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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