SS Robert Treat Paine

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History
United States
NameRobert Treat Paine
NamesakeRobert Treat Paine
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 32
Awarded14 March 1941
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[2]
Cost$1,142,364[1]
Yard number2019
Way number6
Laid down6 January 1942
Launched28 March 1942
Completed5 May 1942
Identification
FateSold to France, 10 January 1947
France
NameDieppe
NamesakeDieppe
OwnerFrance
Operator
FateSold, 1954
Liberia
NameBrother George
Owner
Operator
FateScrapped following grounding 1964
General characteristics [3]
Class and type
  • Liberty ship
  • type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage
Displacement
  • 3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light)
  • 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
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
  • 38–62 USMM
  • 21–40 USNAG
Armament

SS Robert Treat Paine was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert Treat Paine, an American lawyer and politician, best known as a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts. He served as the state's first attorney general, and served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state's highest court.

Construction[]

Robert Treat Paine was laid down on 6 January 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 32, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; and was launched on 28 March 1942.[2][1]

History[]

She was allocated to , on 5 May 1942. On 10 January 1947, she was sold to for commercial use to France, for $544,506, and renamed Dieppe. In 1954, she was sold and renamed Brother George. In 1964, she was grounded off the Isle of Wight, and scrapped in the Netherlands, the same year.[4]

References[]

Bibliography[]

  • "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "Robert Treat Paine". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  • "SS Robert Treat Paine". Retrieved 21 February 2020.


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