title: SS Eugene T. Chamberlain
text: # SS Eugene T. Chamberlain
  
  SS Eugene T. Chamberlain was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Eugene T. Chamberlain, the commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Navigation from 1893–1915.
  
  ## Construction
  
  Eugene T. Chamberlain was laid down on 19 June 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2368, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. L.D. Cox, and launched on 1 August 1944.
  
  ## History
  
  She was allocated to the Isbrandtsen Steamship Co. Inc., on 13 August 1944. On 8 October 1945, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 3 March 1966, she was sold for "non-transportation use" (NTU) to Northern Metals Co., for $47,750. She was removed from the fleet on 29 March 1966.
  
  