SS Thomas T. Tucker

The SS Thomas T. Tucker (Hull Number 269) was a Liberty ship built by The Houston Shipbuilding Corporation for service as a troop and weapons carrier.Liberty ships were named after prominent (deceased) Americans, starting with Patrick Henry and the signers of the Declaration of Independence. She was named after Thomas Tudor Tucker, an American physician and politician from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in both the Continental Congress and the U.S. House. He later served as Treasurer of the United States.

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N -34.273238888889 °	E 18.380091666667 °

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Thomas T. Tucker

Shipwreck Trail
, Cape Town Ward 61
Western Cape, South Africa
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