SS Robert J. Banks
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Name | Robert J. Banks |
Namesake | Robert J. Banks |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2392 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $852,457[1] |
Yard number | 177 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 21 November 1944 |
Launched | 20 December 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. George Buchanan |
Completed | 30 December 1944 |
Fate | Loaned to Norway, 30 December 1944 |
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Name | Vadsø |
Namesake | Town of Vadsø |
Operator | Nortraship |
Acquired | 30 December 1944 |
Fate | Sold to the Netherlands, 9 October 1946 |
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Name | Libreville |
Namesake | City of Libreville |
Acquired | 9 October 1946 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1967 |
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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 Robert J. Banks was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert J. Banks.
Construction[]
Robert J. Banks was laid down on 21 November 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2392, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. George Buchanan, and launched on 20 December 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was turned over to Nortraship, on 30 December 1944, reflagged for Norway and renamed Vadsø, after the town of Vadsø, Norway. On 9 October 1946, she was sold for $580,118.63, to the Netherlands. She was reflagged and renamed Libreville after the city of Libreville, French Equatorial Africa, now Gabon. She was scrapped in 1967.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ a b MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Robert J. Banks". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- "SS Robert J. Banks". Retrieved 18 November 2017.
Categories:
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1944 ships