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SS Josiah Parker
SS Josiah Parker was a Liberty Ship built during World War II by Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, LA, of the EC2-S-C1 Type. The ship was named for Josiah Parker (1751 – 1810), an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia in the First through Sixth United States Congresses. 
The SS "Josiah Parker's" Official Number was 242368. It was owned by the United States War Shipping Administration. Its MC Hull No.
of other ships. Practically all ships opened fire and the amount of flak falling was quite heavy ... The "Josiah Parker" reported an explosion on one of the escorts and indicated that she too was hit by shell fragments."
The SS "Josiah Parker" was sold to private interests in 1947 and scrapped in 1964.
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- "Deka" (ex- "Epinal", ex- "Josiah Parker") at unknown date and location between December 1963 and May 1964