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History - President Jefferson (Second)

Jefferson

Built 1946 by Western Pipe and Steel Co., San Francisco, California. Hull No. 176, O/N 250,262

LOA=492'0" LBP=465'0" B=69'6" D=42'6" Draft=29'5"
Displacement=18,215 LT Deadweight=12,005LT Gross tonnage=7,963
Cargo capacity=548,981 CuFt. Passengers=12 Speed=16 1/2 knots

Machinery: Single screw, geared steam turbine, 9,350 HP. Two B&W WT boilers, 523 PSI WP.

Originally SEA ORIOLE. Renamed President Jefferson August 23, 1946. Sold to Ferndale Shipping Co. February 20, 1970. Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1970.

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