General Data: USMC Design: USMC Hullnumber: Name of Ship:
EC2-S-C1 MCE-476 Betsy Ross
Official Number or Navy Hull Call Signal: Flag: Homeport:
243.156 KKVE US San Francisco, California
Yard Number Building Way or Basin: Name of Building- or Conversion Yard:
476 5 Permanente Metals Corp.Richmond Yard No.2,Richmond,Ca
Contract and Price Data: Type of Contract: Contract Price: Final Price: Difference between CP and FP:
$0,00  CP $1.000.000,00 $1.061.271,00  +6.13%
USMC Contract Number: Contract Date: Contract Delivery Date: Named
MCc-2215 01-16-42 08-31-43 01-12-43
Building Data: Laiddown/Start of Conversion: Launched: Delivered / Cancelled Sponsor:

02-20-43 12:00AM

03-19-43 12:00AM

03-31-43 12:00AM

Mrs.B.F.Hodglin (wife of Vice-President and Manager of MacDonald & Kahn, Contractor)
Days on Way: Days on Dock: Days Total:
27 Days  12 Days  39 Days 
Owner: Operator:

War Shipping Administration

Comment:
Builders trial completed on March 27th1943, sea trials successfully completed in San Francisco Bay and in Pacific Ocean on 29th 1943;
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