History - President Roosevelt (Second)
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Built 1961 as a C4-S-1s by Todd Shipyard, San Pedro, California. Hull No. 77, O/N 287,238 |
| LOA=563'7 3/4" |
LBP=528'6" |
B=76'0" |
D=44'6" |
Draft=31'7" |
| Displacement=22,595 LT |
Deadweight=14,797 LT |
Gross tonnage=12,712 |
| Cargo= break bulk |
Passengers=12 in 8 staterooms |
Speed=20 knots |
Machinery: Single screw, geared turbine powered, 19,250 HP. Two CE WT boilers, 640 PSI WP. |
Lengthened and converted to a container ship in 1971 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., San Francisco, California. |
| LOA=667'11" |
LBP=633'0" |
B=76'0" |
D=44'8 1/8" |
Draft=33'3 5/8" |
| Displacement=31,498 LT |
Deadweight=19,555 LT |
Gross tonnage=16,518 |
| Container Capacity= 1108 TEU |
Passengers=12 in 8 staterooms |
Speed=20.1 knots |
Machinery: Turbines upgraded to use 22,000 National Defense HP. |
Originally WASHINGTON MAIL. Operated by American Mail Line from 1961 to 1978. With consolidation of AML into APL name changed to President Roosevelt on November 26, 1975. Traded into the Maritime Administration December 30, 1982 and chartered back to APL. Trade-in cancelled, vessel sold to Delta Lines September 7, 1983 and renamed SANTA ROSA. Sold to U.S. Lines in 1985 and renamed AMERICAN BUILDER. Laid up at Hampton Roads, Virginia April 6, 1987. Converted to a crane ship in 1989 by Tampa Shipyards, Tampa, Florida and renamed EQUALITY STATE (T ACS 8).
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