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.

History
United 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
Fate
United States
NameDolly Madison
OperatorSuwanee Fruit & Steamship Corp., Jacksonville, Florida
Acquired23 April 1947
FateSold, 1949
Honduras
NameDolly Madison
OwnerHonduras Shipping Co., Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Acquired1949
FateSold, 1950
Panama
NameArchangelos
NamesakeArchangels
Owner
Acquired1950
FateSprang leak and sank, 15 November 1964
Notesreflagged Liberian, in 1954, same owner
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

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Dolly Madison was laid down on 20 May 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1530, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 27 September 1943.[3][1]

History

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She was allocated to Merchant & Miners Transportation Co., on 14 October 1943. On 16 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 15 April 1947, she was sold for commercial use and went through several owners. She was sunk on 15 November 1964, at 24°10′N 111°50′W / 24.167°N 111.833°W / 24.167; -111.833, after springing a leak.[4]

References

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Bibliography

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