General Data: USMC Design: USMC Hullnumber: Name of Ship:
EC2-S-C1 MCE-2482 Hendrik Willem Van Loon
Official Number or Navy Hull Call Signal: Flag: Homeport:
245.916 WQFP US Jacksonville, Florida
Yard Number Building Way or Basin: Name of Building- or Conversion Yard:
46 4 St.John's River SB Co.,Jacksonville,Fl
Contract and Price Data: Type of Contract: Contract Price: Final Price: Difference between CP and FP:
$0,00  CP $1.000.000,00 $1.180.861,00  +18.09%
USMC Contract Number: Contract Date: Contract Delivery Date: Named
MCc-16555 04-23-43 05-22-44
Building Data: Laiddown/Start of Conversion: Launched: Delivered / Cancelled Sponsor:

05-05-44 12:00AM

06-14-44 12:00AM

07-02-44 12:00AM

Mrs.Hendrick Willem van Loon (wife of man for whom ship was named)
Days on Way: Days on Dock: Days Total:
40 Days  18 Days  58 Days 
Owner: Operator:

United States Lines Co.

Comment:
Allocated to United States Lines Co.dated 05-17-44 under service agreement form GAA (General Agent Agreement) WSA Contract 342 dated 06-17-41, executed 07-02-44 at Jacksonville,Fl; trials successfully completed in the Atlantic Ocean on 06-30-44
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