JAMES PARKER 

AP  46

 

BUILT:  1939  BEAM:  64'  DRAFT:  26'-3" 
LENGTH:   493'-6" CARGO [cu ft]:  76,251  PASS [troop ship]: 2,324 
PROP: Turbine 2  RADIUS [miles]:  13,000 TONS:   10,021
TYPE:    SPEED [knots]:   17 DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: ?

Former name SS PANAMA.

Transferred to the Army from the Panama Railroad Co on 13 June 1941.   Operated for the Army until August when she underwent conversion and was renamed the JAMES PARKER in honor of Brig Gen James Parker, Class 1876, USMA.

Converted in Jan 1946 to carry military dependents, but in May she was delivered to the Panama Railroad Company.

 

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