SS Wilson (1968)
SS Wilson was a steam-powered general cargo ship owned by the American company Sealift Incorporated.[1] The ship's keel was laid in 1968, and it was delivered in 1969.[1] Registered under the US flag, its port of registry is Dover, Delaware.[1] The ship was known as Hong Kong Mail until 1978, then President Wilson until 1987, and Sue Lykes until 1995.[1] Its IMO number is 6909911 and its call sign is WNPD.[1] She was classed as a Type C5 class ship, type C5-S-75a. SS Wilson and other C5-S-75a ships were built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company at Newport News, Virginia for the American Mail Line of Seattle, Washington. C5-S-75a ships were built as break bulk cargo or Container ship, with 21,600 shp at 15,950 tons and a max speed of 21.0 knots. Theses were the largest general cargo liners at its time in 1969.[2]
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner | Sealift Incorporated |
| Port of registry |  US |
| Laid down | 29 October 1968 |
| Launched | 8 February 1969 |
| Completed | 1 July 1969 |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Scrapped June 2008. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 15,836 GT 9,384 NT |
| Length | 184.404 m (605.00 ft) |
| Beam | 24.9936 m (82.000 ft) |
| Depth | 14.161 m (46.46 ft) |
Sister ships
The SS Wilson had four sister ships. Her sister ship are:
- Hong Kong Mail built 1968, renamed SS Wilson in 1978, scrapped June of 2008.
- Alaskan Mail 1968, renamed SS Cape Girardeau 1978, then SS Cape Girardeau (T-AK 2039) in 1988. National Defense Reserve Fleet since October of 2008 [3]
- Indian Mail renamed SS Cape Gibson (AK-5051), National Defense Reserve Fleet since August 2016
- Korean Mail built 1969, scrapped 1995.
- American Mail (1969) later renamed SS Cleveland, scrapped 2009
Citations
- "Wilson (6908224)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- navsource.org, SS American Mail
- navysite.de, Alaskan Mail
References
- "Sealift Inc". The Center for Public Integrity. Archived from the original on 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
- "Contracts to Sealift Holdings Inc (FY 2000-2008)". USAspending. United States of America. 2008-01-15. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-05-04.