SS George Washington Carver

	SS George Washington Carver slides down the shipway after launching on 7 May 1943
History
United States
Name	George Washington Carver
Namesake	George Washington Carver
Owner	United States Maritime Commission
Operator	American South African Line (Farrell Lines), Inc.
Builder	Permanente Metals Corp.
Yard number	No. 1; Richmond, California;
Way number	7
Laid down	12 April 1943
Launched	7 May 1943
Sponsored by	Lena Horne
In service	after 24 May 1943
Out of service	23 November 1943
Fate	Transferred to the War Department
United States
Name	USAHS Dogwood
Namesake	the dogwood flower
Owner	War Department
Operator	Army Transportation Service
Acquired	23 November 1943
Refit	Atlantic Basin Iron Works, Nov. 1943 – July 1944
In service	July 1944
Out of service	March 1947
Renamed	USAT George Washington Carver, January 1946
Home port	Charleston; Los Angeles; Seattle;
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 1964
General characteristics
Class & type	Liberty ship; type EC2-S-C1, standard;
Tonnage	7,176 GRT, 10,865 DWT
Displacement	14,245 long tons (14,474 t)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa; 416 feet (127 m) pp; 427 feet (130 m) lwl;
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, ; 1 × screw propeller;
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain); 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale);
Complement	38–62 USMM; 21–40 USNAG;
Armament	Varied by ship; Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun; Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun; 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;
Differences as USAHS Dogwood:
Tonnage	7,933 gross tons
Range	21,000 nautical miles (39,000 km; 24,000 mi)
Capacity	597 patients
Armament	None

SS George Washington Carver was a Liberty ship built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. The ship was named in honor of George Washington Carver, and was the second Liberty ship named for an African American.

The ship was initially assigned by the War Shipping Administration (WSA) to the American South African Line (Farrell Lines), Inc. for merchant service. In November 1943 the ship was allocated to the United States Army by the WSA and was converted to hospital ship USAHS Dogwood. The ship made multiple trips to ports in England from its homeport of Charleston, South Carolina, before sailing for duty in the Philippines in 1945.

In January 1946, the ship was converted to carry a combination of troops and military dependents as USAT George Washington Carver. The ship was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in 1947 and was sold for scrapping in 1964.