SS George Weems

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|section3={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header=title |country=Norway |flag= {{shipboxflag|Norway|civil}} |name= ''Myken'' |owner =* Skibs A/S Mirva (1948—1950) *A/S Mirva & A/S Fido (1950) *Skibs A/S Mesna & A/S Fidelio (1951) |operator = Simonsen & Astrup (1948—1951) |fate=Sold, 1951 }}

|section4={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header=title |country=Panama |flag= {{shipboxflag|Panama|civil}} |name= ''Cavolidi'' |owner = Halieta Cia. Nav., SA |operator = Orion Shipping & Trading Co. |fate=Sold, 1953 }}

|section5={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header=title |country=Panama |flag= {{shipboxflag|Panama|civil}} |name= ''Cocle'' |owner =* Cia Marittima Italo-Panamense (1953—1954) * Farwest Maritime Trading Corp. (1954—1959) |operator = Cia Marittima Italo-Panamense (1953—1959) |fate=Sold, 1959 }}

|section6={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header=title |country= Panama |flag= {{shipboxflag|Panama|civil}} |name= ''White Eagle'' |owner = White Eagle Maritime Co. |operator = Maritime Brokers Inc. |fate=Sold, 1963 }}

|section7={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header=title |country= Greece |flag= {{shipboxflag|Greece|civil}} |name= ''White Eagle'' |owner = United White Shipping Co. |operator = S. Livanos |fate= Grounded 11 October 1966 and declared Total Loss }}

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'''SS ''George Weems''''' was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after George Weems, who in 1828, established steamship travel on the Rappahannock River.

==Construction== ''George Weems'' was laid down on 19 August 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 918, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Chew Weems, a descendant of George Weems, and was launched on 26 September 1942.{{sfn|Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards|2008}}{{sfn|MARCOM}}

==History== She was allocated to Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., on 7 October 1942. On 10 January 1948, she was grounded at {{coord|81|1|N|18|25|E|display=inline}} and declared a Constructive Total Loss. On 10 November 1948, she was sold and transferred to Norway. After several owner and name changes, sailing as ''White Eagle'', she was again grounded, this time on San Clemente Island, California, at {{coord|32|55|N|118|33|W|display=inline, title}}, and again declared a Total Loss.{{sfn|MARAD}}

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==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} * {{cite web | url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/bethfairfield.htm | title = Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD | publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com | date = 14 August 2008 | access-date = 16 March 2020 | ref = {{sfnRef|Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards|2008}} }} * {{cite web |url= https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/8269 |title=George Weems |author=Maritime Administration |work=Ship History Database Vessel Status Card |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration |access-date= 16 March 2020 |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 March 2020 }} * {{cite web |url= http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=George%20Weems&code=B0918a |title= SS ''George Weems'' |access-date= 16 March 2020 |ref= {{sfnRef|MARCOM}} }} {{refend}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:George Weems}} Category:Liberty ships Category:Ships built in Baltimore Category:1942 ships Category:Maritime incidents in 1948 Category:Maritime incidents in 1966