SS Rufus King (original) (raw)

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SS Rufus King was a standard Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Founding Father Rufus King, and was wrecked in July 1942, upon Amity Bar South of Moreton Island and north of North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia. She was operated by International Freighting Corporation under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. Cargo included nine crated bombers and medical supplies for twelve hospitals totaling 4,000 beds. The loss of the medical cargo would have been disastrous for medical service to forces in Australia. More than 85% of that cargo was salvaged by Australian salvage crews and U.S. Army medical personnel. Ownership of the bow section was transferred to the U.S. Army, salvaged and converted in Australia into a repair facility for supporting the U.S. Army Small Ships Section water craft and vessels and dubbed "Half Rufus" serving at Milne Bay and Finschhafen during the New Guinea Campaign through 1945. The stern section remains in place and is now a dive site. (en)

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1942-05-29 (xsd:date)

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1941-10-06 (xsd:date)

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1942-03-11 (xsd:date)

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Wrecked 7 July 1942

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California Shipbuilding, Los Angeles CA (en)

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Rufus King broken in two after hitting sandbar. (en)

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1942-05-29 (xsd:date)

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*U.S. Official Number: 241607 *Signal: KEVQ (en)

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StateLibQld 1 70635 Rufus King .jpg (en)

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1941-10-06 (xsd:date)

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1942-03-11 (xsd:date)

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Rufus King (en)

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War Shipping Administration (en)

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Triple expansion 3 cyl steam engine (en)

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Los Angeles, California (en)

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, , (en)

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Liberty (en)

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SS Rufus King was a standard Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Founding Father Rufus King, and was wrecked in July 1942, upon Amity Bar South of Moreton Island and north of North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia. She was operated by International Freighting Corporation under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. The stern section remains in place and is now a dive site. (en)

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