SS Lewis L. Dyche

SS John W Brown, a ship of the same class as the SS Lewis L. Dyche
History
United States
NameLewis L. Dyche
NamesakeLewis Lindsay Dyche
OwnerUnited States Maritime Commission
OperatorInterocean Steamship Company
BuilderOregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Yard number807
Laid down6 November 1943
Launched26 November 1943
Completed9 December 1943
FateKamikaze attack and sank January 4, 1945, killed all 71 crew members
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage7,176 GRT, 10,865 DWT
Displacement14,245 long tons (14,474 t)
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)
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)
Troops550[1]
Complement
Armament
Notescall sign: KVCT

SS Lewis L. Dyche was a Liberty ship built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. The ship was named in honor of Lewis Lindsay Dyche. Lewis Lindsay Dyche (1857–1915) was an American naturalist and also the creator of the Panorama of North American Plants and Animals, which was featured in the Kansas Pavilion at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.[2] The ship was assigned by the War Shipping Administration, she operated by Interocean Steamship Company of San Francisco during World War II. Lewis L. Dyche was laid down on 6 November 1943, launched on 26 November 1943 and completed on 9 December 1943, with the hull No. 807 as part of the Emergency Shipbuilding Program, built is 38 days.[3]

  1. ^ Charles, Roland W. (April 1947). Troopships of World War II. Washington, D.C.: Army Transportation Association. p. 359. OCLC 1871625.
  2. ^ Kansas Historical Society, Lewis L. Dyche
  3. ^ shipbuildinghistory.com, merchantships liberty ships