SS John H. B. Latrobe
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Name | John H. B. Latrobe |
Namesake | John H. B. Latrobe |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
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Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 52 |
Awarded | 14 March 1941 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[2] |
Cost | $1,075,921[1] |
Yard number | 2039 |
Way number | 5 |
Laid down | 19 May 1942 |
Launched | 13 July 1942 |
Sponsored by | Miss Doreen Frances Almond |
Completed | 28 July 1942 |
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Status | Sold for scrapping, 15 April 1969, withdrawn from fleet, 1 May 1969 |
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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 John H. B. Latrobe was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John H. B. Latrobe, an American lawyer and inventor. He invented the Latrobe Stove, also known as the "Baltimore Heater", a coal fired parlor heater made of cast iron that fit into fireplaces as an insert.
Construction[]
John H. B. Latrobe was laid down on 19 May 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 52, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Miss Doreen Frances Almond, the daughter of H.L. Almond technical representative of the British Ministry of War Transport, and was launched on 13 July 1942.[2][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 28 July 1942. On 8 October 1947, she was Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 14 May 1952, she was laid up in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California. She was sold for nontransportation use on 15 April 1969, to Zidell Explorations, Inc. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 1 May 1969.[4]
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Bibliography[]
- "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "John H. B. Latrobe". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "SS John H. B. Latrobe". Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Baltimore
- 1942 ships
- James River Reserve Fleet
- Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet