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SS Dolly MadisonUnited States
NameDolly Madison
NamesakeDolley Madison
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorMerchant & Miners Transportation Co.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1530
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$2,020,628[1]
Yard number12
Way number6
Laid down20 May 1943
Launched27 September 1943
Completed14 October 1943
Identification
  • Call Signal: KXLP
  • [1]
Fate
  • Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, 16 May 1946
  • Sold for commercial use, 15 April 1947
SS Dolly MadisonUnited States
NameDolly Madison
OperatorSuwanee Fruit & Steamship Corp., Jacksonville, Florida
Acquired23 April 1947
FateSold, 1949
SS Dolly MadisonHonduras
NameDolly Madison
OwnerHonduras Shipping Co., Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Acquired1949
FateSold, 1950
SS Dolly MadisonSS Dolly MadisonPanama
NameArchangelos
NamesakeArchangels
Owner
  • Talamanca Cia. Nav., Panama (1950–1955)
  • G.M. Livanos, New York City (1955–1956)
  • Ocean Shipbrokerage, London (1956–1964)
Acquired1950
FateSprang leak and sank, 15 November 1964
Notesreflagged Liberian, in 1954, same owner
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
  • Liberty ship
  • type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage
  • 10,865 LT DWT
  • 7,176 GRT
Displacement
  • 3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light)
  • 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
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
  • 1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
  • 1 × screw propeller
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
  • 38–62 USMM
  • 21–40 USNAG
Armament
  • Varied by ship
  • Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun
  • Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun
  • 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,
  • 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS Dolly Madison was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Dolley Madison, the wife of James Madison, President of the United States from 1809 to 1817.

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  2. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.

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