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United States | |
Name | George Ade |
Namesake | George Ade |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | American West African Line Inc. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2314 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $1,024,537[1] |
Yard number | 55 |
Way number | 4 |
Laid down | 30 June 1944 |
Launched | 9 August 1944 |
Completed | 25 August 1944 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS George Ade was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Indiana writer, newspaper columnist, playwright, and namesake for Purdue University's Ross–Ade Stadium, George Ade.