SS Jasper F. Cropsey
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Name | Jasper F. Cropsey |
Namesake | Jasper F. Cropsey |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
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Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2484 |
Awarded | 23 April 1943 |
Builder | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[2] |
Cost | $1,116,898[1] |
Yard number | 48 |
Way number | 6 |
Laid down | 19 May 1944 |
Launched | 30 June 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. William Thinschneider |
Completed | 20 July 1944 |
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Fate | Sold for commercial use, 7 April 1947 |
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Name | Jaspar F. Cropsey |
Owner | |
Fate | Sold, November 1948 |
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Fate | Sold, April 1955 |
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Name | Oceanic |
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Status | Sold, 21 March 1957 |
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Name | Oceanic |
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Operator | Cargo Ships & Tankers Ltd |
Fate | Sold, 1 November 1961 |
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Name | Oceanic |
Owner | Cargo Ships & Tankers Ltd |
Fate | Sold, 29 November 1966 |
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Name | Oceanic |
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Fate | Sold, 25 August 1967 |
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Name | Oceanic |
Owner | US Department of Commerce |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 29 September 1967 |
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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 Jasper F. Cropsey was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Jasper F. Cropsey, an American landscape artist of the Hudson River School.
Construction[]
Jasper F. Cropsey was laid down on 19 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2484, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. William Thinschneider, the granddaughter of the namesake, and was launched on 30 June 1944.[2][1]
History[]
She was allocated to the , on 20 July 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 7 April 1947, to United States Navigation Co., Inc. After a name and several owner changes she was scrapped in Italy, in 1967.[4]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Jasper F. Cropsey". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "SS Jasper F. Cropsey". Retrieved 24 January 2020.
Categories:
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1944 ships