| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Felix Riesenberg |
| Namesake | Felix Riesenberg |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2391 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
| Cost | $813,274[1] |
| Yard number | 176 |
| Way number | 6 |
| Laid down | 16 November 1944 |
| Launched | 14 December 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. N.M. Campbell |
| Completed | 26 December 1944 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold for commercial use, 7 March 1951 |
| United States | |
| Name | Transatlantic |
| Acquired | 7 March 1951 |
| Fate | Sold, March 1959 |
| United States | |
| Name | Nenana |
| Acquired | March 1959 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 6 January 1972 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Felix Riesenberg was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Felix Riesenberg, a mariner, explorer, civil engineer, chief officer of the United States Shipping Board, (USSB) and author of marine textbooks.
Felix Riesenberg was laid down on 16 November 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2391, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. N.M. Campbell, and launched on 14 December 1944.[3][1]
She was allocated to the American West African Line Inc, on 26 December 1944. On 7 March 1951, she was sold to Pacific Waterways Corp., and renamed Transatlantic. In March 1959, she was sold to Alaska Steamship Co., and renamed Nenana. On 6 January 1971, she was sold to Jui Fa Steel & Iron Works Co., Ltd., Taiwan, for scrapping.[4][5]
