SS Raymond V. Ingersoll

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History
United States
NameRaymond V. Ingersoll
NamesakeRaymond V. Ingersoll
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorAgwilines Inc
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2317
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$945,999[1]
Yard number58
Way number5
Laid down27 July 1944
Launched31 August 1944
Completed18 September 1944
Identification
FateSold for commercial use, 6 February 1947
 Norway
NameSneland I
OwnerRich. Amlie & Co.
FateSold, 1959
 Poland
Name
  • Kopalnia Zabrze
  • MP-ZP-GDY-8
OperatorPolish Steamship Co.
RefitConverted to floating warehouse and renamed, 1975
FateScrapped, 1982
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 Raymond V. Ingersoll was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Raymond V. Ingersoll, borough president of Brooklyn from 1934 to 1940.

Construction[]

Raymond V. Ingersoll was laid down on 27 July 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2317, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; and launched on 31 August 1944.[3][1]

History[]

She was allocated to Polarus Steamship Company, 18 September 1944. On 3 June 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York.[4]

Reallocated to Polarus Steamship Company, 12 July 1946. Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 17 October 1946.[4]

She was sold, on 6 February 1947, to Rich. Amlie & Co., for $599,309.36 and commercial use. She was flagged in Norway and renamed Sneland I. In 1959, she was sold to the Polish Government, allocated to the Polish Steamship Co., and renamed Kopalnia Zabrze. She was converted to a floating warehouse in 1975, and renamed MP-ZP-GDY-8, until being scrapped in 1982.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c MARCOM.
  2. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. ^ J.A. Panama City 2010.
  4. ^ a b c MARAD.

Bibliography[]

  • "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  • Maritime Administration. "Raymond V. Ingersoll". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 9 December 2019.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  • "SS Raymond V. Ingersoll". Retrieved 9 December 2019.


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