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{{Short description|Liberty ship of WWII}}
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|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag={{USN flag|1948}}
|Ship name= ''George Dewey''
|Ship namesake= [[George Dewey]]
|Ship owner = [[War Shipping Administration]] (WSA)
|Ship operator = [[American Export Lines Inc.]]
|Ship ordered = as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, [[Maritime Commission|MC]] hull 1202
|Ship builder = [[St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company]], [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], Florida{{sfn|St. John's River SBC|2010}}
|Ship original cost=$2,069,174{{sfn|MARCOM}}
|Ship yard number=10
|Ship way number=4
|Ship laid down= 8 May 1943
|Ship launched= 5 August 1943
|Ship completed= 27 August 1943
|Ship sponsor= [[Rear Admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] [[Walter Browne Woodson]]
|Ship identification = *[[Maritime call sign|Call sign]]: KIWD
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|Ship fate=* Placed in the [[Hudson River Reserve Fleet]], [[Jones Point, New York|Jones Point]], New York, 6 January 1948
* Placed in the [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]], [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]], Texas, 31 May 1952
* Turned over to [[Texas]], for use as [[artificial reef]], 6 August 1975, withdrawn from fleet, 12 August 1975
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'''SS ''George Dewey''''' was a [[Liberty ship]] built in the [[United States]] during [[World War II]]. She was named after [[George Dewey]], the only person in [[United States]] history to obtain the rank [[Admiral of the Navy]]. Dewey was a graduate of the [[United States Naval Academy]] and fought in both the [[American Civil War]] and the [[Spanish–American War]].

==Construction==
''George Dewey'' was [[laid down]] on 8 May 1943, under a [[Maritime Commission]] (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1202, by the [[St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company]], [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], Florida; she was sponsored by [[Rear Admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] [[Walter Browne Woodson]], she was launched on 5 August 1943.{{sfn|St. John's River SBC|2010}}{{sfn|MARCOM}}

==History==
She was allocated to [[American Export Lines Inc.]], on 27 August 1943. On 1 January 1948, she was placed in the [[Hudson River Reserve Fleet]], [[Jones Point, New York|Jones Point]], New York. On 31 May 1952, she was laid up in the [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]], [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]], Texas. She was turned over for use as an [[artificial reef]], on 6 August 1975, to the state of [[Texas]]. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 12 August 1975.{{sfn|MARAD}}

She was sunk on 25 April 1976, at {{coor|28|06|58|N|96|05|14|W|display=inline,title}} along with her sister ships {{SS|Jim Bridger||2}}, sunk on 15 June 1976, and {{SS|Dwight L. Moody||2}}, sunk on 6 April 1976.{{sfn|Arnold|Goloboy|Hall|Hall|1998}}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* {{cite web
  | url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/stjohnsriver.htm
  | title = St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL
  | publisher =  www.ShipbuildingHistory.com
  | date = 16 October 2010
  | access-date = 16 December 2019
  | ref = {{sfnRef|St. John's River SBC|2010}}
  }}
* {{cite web
  |url= https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/1882
  |title=George Dewey
  |author=Maritime Administration
  |work=Ship History Database Vessel Status Card
  |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration
  |access-date= 16 December 2019
  |ref={{sfnref|MARAD}}
  }}
* {{cite web
  |last= Davies
  |first= James
  |url= http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf
  |title= Specifications (As-Built)
  |page=23
  |date= May 2004
  |access-date= 16 December 2019
  }}
* {{cite web
  |url= http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=George%20Dewey&code=B1202a
  |title= SS ''George Dewey''
  |access-date= 16 December 2019
  |ref= {{sfnRef|MARCOM}}
  }}
* {{cite book
  |last1=Arnold
  |first1=J. Barto III
  |last2=Goloboy
  |first2=Jennifer L.
  |last3=Hall
  |first3=Andrew W.
  |last4=Hall
  |first4=Rebecca A.
  |editor-last=Shively
  |editor-first=J. Dale
  |title= Texas' Liberty Ships: From World War II Working-class heroes to Artificial Reefs
  |url= https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_rp_v3400_0491.pdf
  |date= December 1998
  |publisher= Texas Parks & Wildlife
  |access-date= 16 December 2019
  }}
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[[Category:Liberty ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida]]
[[Category:1943 ships]]
[[Category:Hudson River Reserve Fleet]]
[[Category:Beaumont Reserve Fleet]]
[[Category:Ships sunk as artificial reefs]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1976]]