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SS Charles H. Lanham
Type: EC2-S-C1 “Liberty”
Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corp. , MC #3001, Hull #206, Way #8,
Keel Laid: 15-Jan-45 Launched 7-Mar-45 Delivered; 17-Mar-45
Days on Ways: 41 Days in Water: 10 Total Days: 57,
1945 WSA (American Liberty SS Co, NY)
1946 WSA (United States Lines, NY)
1946 WSA (Shepard SS Co, NY)
1949 Laid up, Hudson River. 1951 THUNDERBIRD, Terrace Navigation Corp, NY. - US flag. 1956 Sagamore Nav. Corp. -Liberian flag (James W. Elwell & Co, NY)
1961 WATLING, Providence Nav.Co, Nassau - British flag (same mgrs)
1963 NEW KAILING, Kai Lee Marine Lines, Taipei. 1967 Scrapped Taiwan.