SS Howard A. Kelly

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Het schip Howard A Kelly bij de fabriek van de Billiton Maatschappij Suriname i, Bestanddeelnr 252-6572.jpg
Howard A. Kelly in 1947
History
United States
NameHoward A. Kelly
NamesakeHoward A. Kelly
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Launched18 March 1943
Commissioned1943
FateScrapped, 1969
General characteristics
Class and typeLiberty ship
Displacement14,245 long tons (14,474 t)[1]
Length
  • 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) o/a
  • 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) p/p
  • 427 ft (130 m) w/l[1]
Beam57 ft (17 m)[1]
Draft27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)[1]
Propulsion
  • Two oil-fired boilers
  • Triple-expansion steam engine
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
  • Single screw
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)[1]
Range20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
Capacity10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)[1]
Crew81[1]
ArmamentStern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns

SS Howard A. Kelly was an American Liberty ship built in 1943 for service in World War II. Her namesake was Howard Atwood Kelly, an influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings.

Design[]

Main article: Liberty ship

Like other Liberty ships, she was 441 feet (134 m) long and 56 feet (17 m) wide, carried 9000 tons of cargo and had a top speed of 11 knots (20 km/h). Most Liberty ships were named after prominent deceased Americans.[2]

Construction and career[]

This particular ship was built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Baltimore. She was launched on 18 March 1943 and commissioned later that year.[3]

She was scrapped in 1969.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Davies, James (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Liberty Ships built by the United States Maritime Commission in World War II". usmm.org. 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. ^ "S.S. Howard A. Kelly, launching, 1943 March 18 | Hagley Museum and Library Archives". findingaids.hagley.org. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ Miramar Ship Index



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