Hi there. My Grandfather was a Cheif Enginner for the USL and I do not see one of his ships listed here...The American Attorney. Do you have info on her as I have a picture of her. Sincerely, Sonya WIlliams Granddaughter of John B. Townsend

Hi Sonya, This was a standard wartime built "Victory" ship. Built 1945 as the ATTLEBORO VICTORY by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard Inc, Baltimore, Maryland, she was 7,612 gross tons, length 455.3ft overall, beam 62ft, depth 38ft. Speed 15 knots. 1948 renamed AMERICAN ATTORNEY, United States Lines, New York. 1956 renamed TRANSYORK Cia. Nav. Continental, Liberia. 1959 renamed ATTLEBORO VICTORY, Prudential SS Corp., USA. 1960 returned to U.S.Maritime Commission and laid up in James River. 1976 Scrapped USA. Details of Victory ships at http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/Vicindex.html regards Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "sonya williams" <johnandsonya@cox.net> To: <TheShipsList-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 10:34 PM Subject: [TSL] American Attorney > Hi there. > > My Grandfather was a Cheif Enginner for the USL and I do not see one > of his ships listed here...The American Attorney. Do you have info on > her as I have a picture of her. > > Sincerely, > Sonya WIlliams > Granddaughter of John B. Townsend > > > ==== TheShipsList Mailing List ==== > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > ***** You have entered a Flame Free Zone ***** > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > > >