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History | |
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Name |
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Owner | Sealift Incorporated |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Laid down | 29 October 1968 |
Launched | 8 February 1969 |
Completed | 1 July 1969 |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped June 2008. |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 15,836 GT 9,384 NT |
Length | 184.404 m (605.00 ft) |
Beam | 24.9936 m (82.000 ft) |
Depth | 14.161 m (46.46 ft) |
SS Wilson was a steam-powered general cargo ship owned by the American company Sealift Incorporated.[1] The ship's keel was laid in 1968, and it was delivered in 1969.[1] Registered under the US flag, its port of registry is Dover, Delaware.[1] The ship was known as Hong Kong Mail until 1978, then President Wilson until 1987, and Sue Lykes until 1995.[1] Its IMO number is 6909911 and its call sign is WNPD.[1] She was classed as a Type C5 class ship, type C5-S-75a. SS Wilson and other C5-S-75a ships were built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company at Newport News, Virginia for the American Mail Line of Seattle, Washington. C5-S-75a ships were built as break bulk cargo or Container ship, with 21,600 shp at 15,950 tons and a max speed of 21.0 knots. These were the largest general cargo liners at its time in 1969.[2]