SS Junius Smith
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United States | |
Name | Junius Smith |
Namesake | |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2505 |
Awarded | 23 April 1943 |
Builder | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[2] |
Cost | $964,440[1] |
Yard number | 69 |
Way number | 3 |
Laid down | 11 October 1944 |
Launched | 14 November 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Henry A. Davis, Jr. |
Completed | 22 November 1944 |
Identification | |
Fate | Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 14 April 1949 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 30 November 1965, withdrawn from fleet, 14 January 1966 |
General characteristics [3] | |
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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) |
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SS Junius Smith was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after , an American lawyer that founded the British and American Steam Navigation Company, who is often considered the "Father of the Atlantic Liner".
Construction[]
Junius Smith was laid down on 11 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2505, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Henry A. Davis, Jr., the wife of the foreman of railroad transportation at St. Johns River SBC, and was launched on 14 November 1944.[2][1]
History[]
She was allocated to the , on 22 November 1944. On 14 April 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. She was sold for scrapping, 30 November 1965, to , for $48,929.79. She was removed from the fleet, 14 January 1966.[4]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Junius Smith". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "SS Junius Smith". Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1944 ships
- Beaumont Reserve Fleet