SS Barney Kirschbaum
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Name | Barney Kirschbaum |
Namesake | |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2348 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[2] |
Cost | $1,023,236[1] |
Yard number | 89 |
Way number | 4 |
Laid down | 15 February 1945 |
Launched | 30 March 1945 |
Completed | 13 April 1945 |
Identification | |
Fate |
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Status | Sold for scrapping, 9 June 1972, removed from fleet, 13 February 1973 |
General characteristics [3] | |
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Tonnage | |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Capacity | 490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale) |
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SS Barney Kirschbaum was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after , the master of the American merchant ship . Kirschbaum was killed when the vessel was torpedoed by U-124, 9 January 1943.[4]
Construction[]
Barney Kirschbaum was laid down on 15 February 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2348, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 30 March 1945.[2][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 21 March 1945. On 14 June 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York. On 17 August 1953, she was placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 9 June 1972, to , for $32,500. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 13 February 1973.[4]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "Barney Kirschbaum". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "SS Barney Kirschbaum". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Panama City, Florida
- 1945 ships
- Hudson River Reserve Fleet
- Mobile Reserve Fleet