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| Name | Cassius Hudson |
| Namesake | Cassius Hudson |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2373 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
| Cost | $1,032,241[1] |
| Yard number | 158 |
| Way number | 6 |
| Laid down | 22 July 1944 |
| Launched | 31 August 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Frances Hudson |
| Completed | 14 September 1944 |
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| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SSCassius Hudson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Cassius Hudson, a Farm Demonstration Agent for the North Carolina Extension Service and developer of 4-H Youth Development programs.
Cassius Hudson was laid down on 22 July 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2373, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Miss Frances Hudson, and launched on 31 August 1944.[3][1]
She was allocated to the Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc., on 14 September 1944. On 16 October 1945, she struck a mine off Gibraltar, while sailing for Venice, she was taken under tow but struck another mine and was sunk at 45°32′N 13°12′E / 45.533°N 13.200°E / 45.533; 13.200, near Trieste, Italy.[1][4] On 20 February 1948, she was sold, along with 39 other vessels, including her sister ships SS Isaac Shelby and SS Niels Poulson, for $520,000, to Venturi Salvaggi Ricuperi Imprese Marittime Societa per Azioni, Genoa.[5][6]
