SS Gouverneur Morris (Hull Number 1627) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Gouverneur Morris, a Founding Father who wrote large sections of the United States Constitution, including its Preamble.

History
United States
NameGouverneur Morris
NamesakeGouverneur Morris
BuilderOregon Shipbuilding Company, Portland, Oregon[1]
Laid down29 March 1943
Launched18 April 1943
FateTransferred to Russia, 1943
Soviet Union
NameLeningrad
Acquired1943
RenamedIvan Kulibin
FateScrapped, 1974
General characteristics
TypeLiberty ship
Tonnage7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam56 ft 10.75 in (17.3419 m)
Draft27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × oil-fired boilers
  • Triple expansion steam engine, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
  • single screw
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity9,140 tons cargo
Complement41
Armament

The ship was laid down on 29 March 1943, then launched on 18 April 1943. She was given to the Soviet Union in 1943, where she was renamed the Leningrad. Later in her life, she was given the name Ivan Kulibin after an 18th-century Russian mechanic and inventor before the ship was scrapped in 1974.

References

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  1. ^ "Kaiser Oregon Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2009-11-28.