SS Mormachawk (1942)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | SS Mormachawk |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corp., Wilmington, California |
| Completed | 14 December 1942 |
| Identification | Official Number 242615 |
| Nickname(s) | Hawk |
| Fate | Scrapped in March 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type C1-B cargo ship |
| Tonnage |
|
| Length | 417.75 ft (127.3 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18.3 m) |
| Draft | 27.5 ft (8.4 m) |
| Depth | 37.5 ft (11.4 m) |
| Installed power | 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Troops | 1,337 |
SS Mormachawk was a United States cargo vessel and troop ship during the Second World War operated by Moore-McCormack Lines as agents of the War Shipping Administration (WSA) from completion 14 December 1942 until placed in reserve after the war September 1946. The ship remained in the Columbia River reserve fleet at Astoria, Oregon until sold for scrapping in 1964.