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SS Charles Bulfinch

Liberty ship of WWII

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country	United States
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name	Charles Bulfinch
namesake	Charles Bulfinch
owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
operator	Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc.
awarded	30 January 1942
ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 999
builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
original_cost	$1,003,874
yard_number	2149
way_number	3
laid_down	14 May 1943
launched	10 June 1943
completed	22 June 1943
sponsor	Mrs. Milton G. Baker
identification	*Call sign: KIAC
fate	*Laid up in the Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York, 24 May 1948
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Sold for scrapping, 7 January 1970, removed from fleet, 1 May 1970

'*SS *Charles Bulfinch''''' was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Charles Bulfinch, an American architect. Bulfinch is best known for his designs of the Massachusetts State House, and the wings and central portion of the US Capitol.

Construction

Charles Bulfinch* was laid down on 14 May 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 999, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. Milton G. Baker, the wife of a yard employee, and was launched on 10 June 1943.

History

She was allocated to Luckenbach Steamship Company, on 22 June 1943. On 10 January 1948, she was laid up in the Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York. On 4 May 1953, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1953", she returned loaded on 18 May 1953. On 25 November 1957, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be emptied of grain, she returned empty on 2 December 1957. On 10 October 1958, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1958", she returned loaded on 27 October 1958. On 19 October 1959, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be emptied of grain, she returned empty on 23 October 1959. On 15 November 1960, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1960", she returned loaded on 25 November 1960. On 8 March 1963, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be emptied of grain, she returned empty on 14 March 1963. On 7 January 1970, she was sold for scrapping to Steel Factors, Ltd., for $65,130. She was removed from the fleet on 1 May 1970.

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