SS C. Francis Jenkins
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Name | C. Francis Jenkins |
Namesake | C. Francis Jenkins |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Agwilines Inc. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2316 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $975,633[1] |
Yard number | 57 |
Way number | 2 |
Laid down | 20 July 1944 |
Launched | 26 August 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs.E.S.Gladys Morgan |
Completed | 9 September 1944 |
Identification | |
Fate | Sold for commercial use, 16 December 1946, withdrawn from fleet, 12 January 1947 |
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Name | Ionian Leader |
Owner | |
Fate | Scrapped, 1966 |
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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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SS C. Francis Jenkins was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after C. Francis Jenkins, a pioneer of early cinema and television.
Construction[]
C. Francis Jenkins was laid down on 20 July 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2316, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. E. S. Gladys Morgan, wife of resident MARCOM auditor; and launched on 26 August 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to Agwilines Inc., 9 September 1944. On 22 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York.[4]
Allocated to , 16 July 1946. Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 2 December 1946.[4]
She was sold, on 16 December 1946, to , for commercial use, and renamed Ionian Leader. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 12 January 1947.[4]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "C. Francis Jenkins". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "SS C. Francis Jenkins". Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Panama City, Florida
- 1944 ships
- Hudson River Reserve Fleet
- Mobile Reserve Fleet