SS Patrick B. Whalen
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Name | Patrick B. Whalen |
Namesake | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2404 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,044,343[1] |
Yard number | 189 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 29 January 1945 |
Launched | 15 March 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Leo W. Regan |
Completed | 30 March 1945 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold for commercial use, 19 July 1949 |
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Operator | |
Acquired | 19 July 1949 |
Fate | Sold, April 1952 |
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Operator | |
Acquired | April 1952 |
Fate | Sold, November 1952 |
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Name | Seadragon |
Operator | |
Acquired | November 1952 |
Fate | Sold, July 1953 |
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Name | Charles C. Dunaif |
Operator | |
Acquired | July 1953 |
Fate | Sold, July 1958 |
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Operator | |
Acquired | July 1958 |
Fate | Sold, June 1961 |
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Name | Wilderness |
Acquired | June 1961 |
Fate | Sold, March 1967 |
Notes | Reflagged for US, 4 May 1962 |
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Name | Debbie Mae |
Operator | |
Acquired | March 1967 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, May 1967 |
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Length | |
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 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[]
- ^ 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 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.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1945 ships