SS Isaac Shelby

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History
United States
NameIsaac Shelby
NamesakeIsaac Shelby
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1518
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,097,546[1]
Yard number134
Way number6
Laid down22 January 1944
Launched6 March 1944
Sponsored byMrs. K.D. Nichols
Completed18 March 1944
Identification
FateStruck a mine and sunk off Italy, 5 January 1945
StatusSold for scrapping, 20 February 1948
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
  • 1 × screw propeller
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS Isaac Shelby was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Isaac Shelby, the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky.

Construction[]

Isaac Shelby was laid down on 22 January 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1518, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. K.D. Nichols, and launched on 6 March 1944.[3][1]

History[]

She was allocated to the , on 18 March 1944. On 5 January 1945, she struck a mine off Naples, Italy,

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41°12′N 13°30′E / 41.200°N 13.500°E / 41.200; 13.500.[1] She broke in two and sank with no loss of life. On 20 February 1948, she was sold, along with 39 other vessels, including her sister ship SS Niels Poulson, for $520,000, to , Genoa.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d MARCOM.
  2. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
  4. ^ Liberty Ships.
  5. ^ MARAD.

Bibliography[]

  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "Isaac Shelby". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  • "SS Isaac Shelby". Retrieved 5 November 2017.


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