SS Patrick B. Whalen

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History
United States
NamePatrick B. Whalen
Namesake
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2404
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,044,343[1]
Yard number189
Way number1
Laid down29 January 1945
Launched15 March 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Leo W. Regan
Completed30 March 1945
Identification
FateSold for commercial use, 19 July 1949
United States
Name
  • Christiam
  • Bostonian
  • Manhattan
Operator
Acquired19 July 1949
FateSold, April 1952
United States
Operator
AcquiredApril 1952
FateSold, November 1952
United States
NameSeadragon
Operator
AcquiredNovember 1952
FateSold, July 1953
United States
NameCharles C. Dunaif
Operator
AcquiredJuly 1953
FateSold, July 1958
United States
Operator
AcquiredJuly 1958
FateSold, June 1961
Liberia
NameWilderness
AcquiredJune 1961
FateSold, March 1967
NotesReflagged for US, 4 May 1962
United States
NameDebbie Mae
Operator
AcquiredMarch 1967
FateSold for scrapping, May 1967
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio)
  • 1 × screw propeller
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS Patrick B. Whalen was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after , who was lost at sea while he was the 1st assistant engineer on , after she was torpedoed by German submarine U-159, on 2 June 1942, in the Caribbean.

Construction[]

Patrick B. Whalen was laid down on 29 January 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2404, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Leo W. Regan, and launched on 15 March 1945.[3][1]

History[]

She was allocated to the Isbrandtsen Steamship Co. Inc., on 30 March 1945. On 19 July 1949, she was sold to , for commercial use and renamed Christiam and later Bostonian and Manhattan. In April 1952, she was sold to In November 1952, she was sold to , and renamed Seadragon. In July 1953, she was sold to , and renamed Charles C. Dunaif. In July 1958, she was sold to In June 1961, she was sold to a Liberian shipping company and renamed Wilderness. On 4 May 1962, she was reflagged for the US. In March 1967, she was sold to , and renamed Debbie Mae. She was sold for scrapping in Taiwan in May 1967.[4][5]

References[]

Bibliography[]

  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "Patrick B. Whalen". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  • "SS Patrick B. Whalen". Retrieved 19 November 2017.


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