SS Harold O. Wilson
![]() A locomotive being unloaded from Harold O. Wilson on 3 November 1945
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Name | Harold O. Wilson |
Namesake | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2396 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $803,647[1] |
Yard number | 181 |
Way number | 5 |
Laid down | 12 December 1944 |
Launched | 12 January 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. J.S. Bragdon |
Completed | 24 January 1945 |
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Fate | Sold for commercial use, 20 June 1947 |
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Name | North Beacon |
Operator | |
Acquired | 20 June 1947 |
Fate | Sold, April 1955 |
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Name | Texmar |
Operator | Bethlehem Steel |
Acquired | April 1955 |
Fate | Wrecked and sold for scrapping, January 1961 |
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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 Harold O. Wilson 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 oiler on , that was torpedoed by German submarine U-126, 30 May 1943, off Sierra Leone.
Construction[]
Harold O. Wilson was laid down on 12 December 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2396, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. J.S. Bragdon, and launched on 12 January 1945.[3][1]
History[]
On 3 November 1945, one of the first US locomotives for the French railroad system was unloaded from Harold O. Wilson in Marseille.[4]
She was allocated to the , on 24 January 1945. On 20 June 1947, she was sold to , and renamed North Beacon. In April 1955, she was sold to Bethlehem Steel, and renamed Texmar. In January 1961, she was wrecked and sold for scrapping.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ "SC 216515 Marseille, France. One of the first U.S. locomotives for the French railroad system is unloaded from the Liberty ship HAROLD O. WILSON, on November 3, 1945". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Harold O. Wilson". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- "SS Harold O. Wilson". Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1945 ships