SS Irvin S. Cobb
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United States | |
Name | Irvin S. Cobb |
Namesake | Irvin S. Cobb |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2491 |
Awarded | 23 April 1943 |
Builder | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[2] |
Cost | $1,050,663[1] |
Yard number | 55 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 13 July 1944 |
Launched | 22 August 1944 |
Sponsored by | Ruth Alexander |
Completed | 31 August 1944 |
Identification | |
Fate | Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 15 July 1949 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 6 July 1967, withdrawn from fleet, 18 July 1967 |
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Length | |
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 Irvin S. Cobb was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Irvin S. Cobb, an American author, humorist, editor and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky.
Construction[]
Irvin S. Cobb was laid down on 13 July 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2491, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Ruth Alexander, the wife of H.F. Alexander, and friend of the namesake, and was launched on 22 August 1944.[2][1]
History[]
She was allocated to the , on 31 August 1944. On 15 July 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 13 May 1970, to , along with , for $90,260. She was removed from the fleet, 18 July 1967.[4]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Irvin S. Cobb". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "SS Irvin S. Cobb". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1944 ships
- Mobile Reserve Fleet