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SS Telfair Stockton
SS ''Telfair Stockton'' was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Telfair Stockton, an American entrepreneur and developer in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida. Construction ''Telfair Stockton'' was laid down on 24 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2507, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida; and was launched on 23 November 1944. History She was allocated to the R.A. Nichol & Company, on 30 November 1944. On 30 April 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, Suisun Bay, California. She was sold for commercial use, 24 April 1947, to Oro Navigation Co. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 29 May 1947 References Bibliography * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Telfair Stockton Liberty ships Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida 1944 ships Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telfair Stockton
Telfair may refer to: People Given name *Telfair Hodgson (1840–1893), American academic administrator *Telfair Hodgson Jr. (1876–1952), American academic administrator, banker, developer Surname * Charles Telfair (1778–1833), Irish botanist * Edward Telfair (1735–1807), multi-term governor of Georgia, U.S. * Mary Telfair (1791–1875), benefactor of Savannah's Telfair Museums and Mary Telfair Women's Hospital * Richard Telfair, pen-name of American writer Richard Jessup (1925–1982) * Sebastian Telfair (born 1985), American basketball player * Thomas Telfair (1786–1818), United States Representative from Georgia Places * Charles Telfair Institute, a tertiary education institution in Mauritius * Telfair County, Georgia * Telfair Museums, the first art museum in the American South, in Savannah GA ** Telfair Academy, early 19th-century building housing historic art ** Telfair Arms Apartments, formerly Telfair Hospital * Telfair, Sugar Land, a community in Texas Ships * U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |