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'''SS ''Alexander Lillington''''' ([[Maritime Commission|MC]] contract 869) was a [[Liberty ship]] built in the United States during [[World War II]]. She was named after [[Alexander Lillington]], a North Carolina [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] militia officer who served at the [[Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge]] and the [[Battle of Camden]].
'''SS ''Alexander Lillington''''' ([[Maritime Commission|MC]] contract 869) was a [[Liberty ship]] built in the United States during [[World War II]]. She was named after [[Alexander Lillington]], a North Carolina [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] militia officer who served at the [[Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge]] and the [[Battle of Camden]].


The ship was laid down by [[North Carolina Shipbuilding Company]] in their [[Cape Fear River]] yard on November 2, 1942, and launched on December 6, 1942.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/northcarolina.htm |title=North Carolina Shipbuilding |publisher=shipbuildinghistory.com |accessdate=2019-01-05 }}</ref> ''Lillington'' was chartered to the South Atlantic Steamship Company for the [[War Shipping Administration]] until January of 1947. She was operated by [[Waterman Steamship Corporation]] until December of 1947. From then until January of 1948 when ''Lillington'' was placed in the [[Wilmington|Wilimington, North Carolina]] Fleet of the [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]] she was chartered to Boland & Cornelius. The vessel was scrapped in 1961.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/132 |title=Alexander Lillington |publisher=MARAD Vessel History Database |accessdate=2019-01-10}}</ref>
The ship was laid down by [[North Carolina Shipbuilding Company]] in their [[Cape Fear River]] yard on November 2, 1942, and launched on December 6, 1942.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/northcarolina.htm |title=North Carolina Shipbuilding |publisher=shipbuildinghistory.com |accessdate=2019-01-05 }}</ref> ''Lillington'' was chartered to the South Atlantic Steamship Company for the [[War Shipping Administration]] until January of 1947. She was operated by [[Waterman Steamship Corporation]] until December of 1947. From then until January of 1948 when ''Lillington'' was placed in the [[Wilimington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] Fleet of the [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]] she was chartered to Boland & Cornelius. The vessel was scrapped in 1961.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/132 |title=Alexander Lillington |publisher=MARAD Vessel History Database |accessdate=2019-01-10}}</ref>


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Revision as of 06:32, 11 January 2019

Underway on 3 September 1943. Photographed by a ZP-14 blimp from Weeksville NAS.
History
United States
NameSS Alexander Lillington
NamesakeAlexander Lillington
BuilderNorth Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina
Yard number47
Way number2
Laid down2 November 1942
Launched6 December 1942
Fatescrapped 1961
General characteristics
TypeLiberty ship
Tonnage7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Propulsion
  • Two oil-fired boilers
  • Triple expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
  • 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Capacity9,140 tons cargo
Complement41
Armament

SS Alexander Lillington (MC contract 869) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Alexander Lillington, a North Carolina Patriot militia officer who served at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge and the Battle of Camden.

The ship was laid down by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in their Cape Fear River yard on November 2, 1942, and launched on December 6, 1942.[1] Lillington was chartered to the South Atlantic Steamship Company for the War Shipping Administration until January of 1947. She was operated by Waterman Steamship Corporation until December of 1947. From then until January of 1948 when Lillington was placed in the Wilmington Fleet of the National Defense Reserve Fleet she was chartered to Boland & Cornelius. The vessel was scrapped in 1961.[2]

References

  1. ^ "North Carolina Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  2. ^ "Alexander Lillington". MARAD Vessel History Database. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
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