SS Nick Stoner
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Name | Nick Stoner |
Namesake | Nick Stoner |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
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Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2307 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $927,137[1] |
Yard number | 48 |
Way number | 5 |
Laid down | 12 May 1944 |
Launched | 17 June 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs.Eula Brown |
Completed | 30 June 1944 |
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Fate | Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 22 October 1948 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 14 May 1963 |
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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 Nick Stoner was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Nick Stoner, a hunter and trapper that served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and later the United States Army during the War of 1812.
Construction[]
Nick Stoner was laid down on 12 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2307, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Eula Brown, and launched on 17 June 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 30 June 1944. On 11 June 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. On 14 May 1963, she was sold for $48,765.56 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, to be scrapped. She was removed from the fleet on 17 June 1963.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Nick Stoner". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "SS Nick Stoner ". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Panama City, Florida
- 1944 ships
- Mobile Reserve Fleet