SS ''Louis Bamberger'' was a
Liberty ship built in the
United States during
World War II. She was named after
Louis Bamberger, a businessman and philanthropist, noted for co-founding, with his sister
Caroline Bamberger Fuld
Caroline Bamberger Frank Fuld (nickname, "Carrie"; March 16, 1864 – July 18, 1944) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She and her brother Louis Bamberger co-founded the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
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, the
Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
Construction
''Louis Bamberger'' was laid down on 28 October 1944, under a
Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2508, by the
St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company
The St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company was created in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida during World War II to build Liberty ships.
Company history
The company was established by local shipbuilder and repairer Merrill-Stevens Drydock ...
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Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. George H. Barber, the wife of a
War Shipping Administration (WSA) official, and was launched on 29 November 1944.
History
She was allocated to the
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company was a was a and cargo Liner company founded in Tacoma, Washington. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company was founded by Weyerhaeuser Company in 1933. Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest lumber and paper companies in the Un ...
, on 31 October 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 31 October 1947, to the Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company, she was renamed the SS Horace Irvine, to transport
Weyerhaeuser lumber goods.
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Liberty ships
Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida
1944 ships