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{{short description|World War II Liberty ship of the United States}}

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|Ship name= ''Augustine B. McManus''
|Ship namesake= [[Augustine B. McManus]]
|Ship ordered= as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, [[Maritime Commission|MC]] hull 2361
|Ship builder=[[J.A. Jones Construction]], [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]], Georgia
|Ship original cost=$1,048,743{{sfn|MARCOM}}
|Ship sponsor= Mrs. William J. Harrison
|Ship laid down= 21 April 1944
|Ship launched= 10 June 1944
|Ship completed= 24 June 1944
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|Ship fate=*Laid up in [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]], [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], 27 March 1948
*Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, [[Hudson River Reserve Fleet|Hudson River Group]], 27 May 1952
*Sold for scrapping, 30 September 1970
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'''SS ''Augustine B. McManus''''' was a [[Liberty ship]] built in the [[United States]] during [[World War II]]. She was named after [[Augustine B. McManus]], a [[US Navy]] officer and a [[United States Hydrographic Office|Navy Hydrographic Bureau]] scientist that had testified at the [[Titanic disaster]] trials.

==Construction==
''Augustine B. McManus'' was laid down on 21 April 1944, under a [[Maritime Commission]] (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2361, by [[J.A. Jones Construction]], [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]], Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. William J. Harrison, and launched on 10 June 1944.{{sfn|J.A. Brunswick|2010}}{{sfn|MARCOM}}

==History==
She was allocated to [[William J. Rountree Company]], on 24 June 1944. On 17 December 1945, she was laid up in the [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]] in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]]. On 27 May 1952, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the [[Hudson River Reserve Fleet|Hudson River Group]]. On 4 June 1953, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1953", she returned loaded with grain on 17 June 1953. She was again withdrawn from the fleet on 27 April 1956, to have the grain unloaded, she returned reloaded on 22 May 1956. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 23 May 1963, to have the grain unloaded, she returned empty on 28 May 1963. On 30 September 1970, she was sold to [[Union Mineral & Alloys Corporation]], along with three other ships, for $160,646.16, for scrapping. She was delivered on 18 November 1970.{{sfn|Liberty Ships}}{{sfn|MARAD}}

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==Bibliography==
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* {{cite web
  | url = http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/jonesbrunswick.htm
  | title = Jones Construction, Brunswick GA
  | publisher =  www.ShipbuildingHistory.com
  | date = 13 October 2010
  | access-date = 8 November 2017
  | ref = {{sfnRef|J.A. Brunswick|2010}}
  }}
* {{cite web
  |url= http://www.glynngen.com/nautical/glynn/libertyships.htm
  |title= Liberty Ships – World War II
  |access-date= 8 November 2017
  |ref= {{sfnRef|Liberty Ships}}
  }}
* {{cite web
  |url= https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/370
  |title=Augustine B. McManus
  |author=Maritime Administration
  |work=Ship History Database Vessel Status Card
  |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration
  |access-date= 8 November 2017
  |ref={{sfnref|MARAD}}
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* {{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= 8 November 2017
  }}
* {{cite web
  |url= http://usmaritimecommission.de/
  |title= SS ''Augustine B. McManus''
  |access-date= 8 November 2017
  |ref= {{sfnRef|MARCOM}}
  }}
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[[Category:Liberty ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia]]
[[Category:1944 ships]]
[[Category:Wilmington Reserve Fleet]]
[[Category:Hudson River Reserve Fleet]]
[[Category:Hudson River Reserve Fleet Grain Program]]