SS Halton R. Carey
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United States | |
Name | Halton R. Carey |
Namesake | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2398 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $817,209[1] |
Yard number | 183 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 21 December 1944 |
Launched | 25 January 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. A.W. Henson |
Completed | 7 February 1945 |
Identification |
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Fate | Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 17 May 1948 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 28 May 1963 |
General characteristics [2] | |
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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) |
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SS Halton R. Carey was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after , who was lost at sea while he was an ordinary seaman on the tanker , after she was torpedoed by German submarine U-504, on 22 February 1942, off Florida.
Construction[]
Halton R. Carey was laid down on 21 December 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2398, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. A.W. Henson, and launched on 25 January 1945.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 7 February 1945. On 17 May 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in . On 28 May 1963, she was sold to , for scrapping.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Halton R. Carey". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- "SS Halton R. Carey". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
Categories:
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1945 ships
- Wilmington Reserve Fleet