SS ''Joseph Stanton'' was a
Liberty ship built in the
United States during
World War II. She was named after
Joseph Stanton, an
American
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military officer during the
American Revolutionary War, raising to the rank of
major general, in the
Continental Army
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, in command of the
Rhode Island Militia. He was a delegate to the
Rhode Island Constitutional Convention in 1790, which ratified the
United States Constitution
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and enabled Rhode Island, to be the last of the 13 colonies to join the Union. He was elected by the
General Assembly
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to serve as one of the first two
US Senators
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from Rhode Island, and served from 12 June 1790 to 3 March 1793, as a member of the
Anti-Administration Party. He was later elected to the
United States House of Representatives, where he served from 4 March 1801 to 3 March 1807, as a member of the
Jeffersonian Democrat-Republican Party.
Construction
''Joseph Stanton'' was laid down on 2 May 1942, under a
Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 304, by the
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
The Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard of Baltimore, Maryland, was a shipyard in the United States from 1941 until 1945. Located on the south shore of the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River which serves as the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore, Ba ...
,
Baltimore
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, Maryland; she was sponsored by Miss Ruth Reece, the niece of
J.A. Bouslog, the manager of the Middle Atlantic District for MARCOM, and was launched on 4 July 1942.
History
She was allocated to
Agwilines Inc., on 18 July 1942. On 24 October 1947, she was laid up in the
National Defense Reserve Fleet,
Wilmington, North Carolina. On 27 March 1964, she was sold for scrapping to
Northern Metal Co., for $45,045. She was removed from the fleet on 17 April 1964.
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Liberty ships
Ships built in Baltimore
1942 ships
Wilmington Reserve Fleet