SS Joseph V. Connolly
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Name | Joseph V. Connolly |
Namesake | |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 3143 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[2] |
Cost | $845,073[1] |
Yard number | 103 |
Way number | 4 |
Laid down | 25 May 1945 |
Launched | 9 July 1945 |
Completed | 8 August 1945 |
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General characteristics [3] | |
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Tonnage | |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Capacity | 490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale) |
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SS Joseph V. Connolly was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after .
Construction[]
Joseph V. Connolly was laid down on 25 May 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 3143, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 9 July 1945.[2][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 8 August 1945.[4] On 12 January 1948, while transporting coffins from New York to Antwerp, she caught fire and was abandoned 900 mi (1,400 km) east of New York. She was later taken in tow, 24 January, but broke loose and sank, 29 January.[5]
Wreck location: 40°47′N 52°48′W / 40.783°N 52.800°WCoordinates: 40°47′N 52°48′W / 40.783°N 52.800°W
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "Joseph V. Connolly". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "SS Joseph V. Connolly". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "SS Joseph V. Connolly". www.Wrecksite.eu. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
Categories:
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Panama City, Florida
- 1945 ships
- Maritime incidents in 1948