SS Howard E. Coffin
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Name | Howard E. Coffin |
Namesake | Howard E. Coffin |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1512 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,332,599[1] |
Yard number | 128 |
Way number | 6 |
Laid down | 30 November 1943 |
Launched | 21 January 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Alfred W. Jones |
Completed | 31 January 1944 |
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Fate | Sold, 20 January 1947 |
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Name | Patrizia Fassio |
Owner | , Genoa |
Acquired | 30 January 1947 |
Fate | Scrapped, October 1968 |
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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 Howard E. Coffin was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Howard E. Coffin, one of the founders of the Hudson Motor Car Company and a charter member of The Society of Automotive Engineers and president in 1910.
Construction[]
Howard E. Coffin was laid down on 30 November 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1512, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Alfred W. Jones, and launched on 21 January 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to the , on 31 January 1944. On 18 July 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 20 January 1947, she was turned over to the Italian Government, which in turn sold it to , Genoa, for $544,566, on 30 January 1947. She was renamed Patrizia Fassio. She was scrapped in October 1968.[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 1 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Howard E. Coffin". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- "SS Howard E. Coffin". Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1944 ships
- James River Reserve Fleet
- Liberty ships transferred to Italy