SS Laura Bridgman
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Name | Laura Bridgman |
Namesake | Laura Bridgman |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2382 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $892,876[1] |
Yard number | 167 |
Way number | 3 |
Laid down | 23 September 1944 |
Launched | 30 October 1944 |
Sponsored by | Ida Purcell |
Completed | 13 November 1944 |
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Status | Sold for commercial use, 17 January 1950 |
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Name | Catherine |
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Acquired | 17 January 1950 |
Fate | Sold, September 1957 |
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Acquired | September 1957 |
Fate | Sold, 14 May 1958 |
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Name | Penn Explorer |
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Acquired | 14 May 1958 |
Fate | Sold, 29 November 1961 |
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Acquired | 29 November 1961 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1968 |
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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 Laura Bridgman was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Laura Bridgman, the first deaf-blind American child to gain a significant education in the English language.
Construction[]
Laura Bridgman was laid down on 23 September 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2382, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Ida Purcell, the wife of bishop Clare Purcell, and launched on 30 October 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 13 November 1944. On 16 October 1945, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Suisun Bay Group. She was removed from the fleet on 26 June 1950, to be loaded with grain, she relocated to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Hudson River Group, on 13 July 1950. On 12 December 1950, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be unloaded, she returned to the fleet empty on 19 December 1950. On 17 January 1951, she was sold to , and renamed Catherine. In September 1957, she was transferred to a Liberian shipping company. On 14 May 1958, she was sold to , and renamed Penn Explorer. She was again sold to a Liberian company on 29 November 1961. She was scrapped in 1968.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Laura Bridgman". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "SS Laura Bridgman". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1944 ships
- Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet
- Hudson River Reserve Fleet