SS Ira Nelson Morris
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Name | Ira Nelson Morris |
Namesake | Ira Nelson Morris |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2387 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $866,952[1] |
Yard number | 172 |
Way number | 2 |
Laid down | 26 October 1944 |
Launched | 25 November 1944 |
Sponsored by | Constance Lily Morris |
Completed | 8 December 1944 |
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Status | Sold for scrapping, 2 November 1965 |
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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 Ira Nelson Morris was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Ira Nelson Morris, the US Minister to Sweden (1914–1923), he also saved 19 year old Ellen Neilson aboard the Scandinavian America Line liner United States in 1921, from being washed overboard.
Construction[]
Ira Nelson Morris was laid down on 26 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2387, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Constance Lily Morris, widow of the namesake, and launched on 25 November 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 8 December 1944. On 27 April 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Hudson River Group. On 12 October 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Suisun Bay Group. On 2 November 1965, she was sold for $48,398.18, to , for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 22 November 1965.[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 16 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Ira Nelson Morris". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "SS Ira Nelson Morris". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1944 ships
- Hudson River Reserve Fleet
- Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet