SS Samuel G. Howe
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United States | |
Name | Samuel G. Howe |
Namesake | Samuel G. Howe |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2324 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $620,974[1] |
Yard number | 65 |
Way number | 3 |
Laid down | 7 September 1944 |
Launched | 17 October 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Jimmy Mann |
Completed | 30 October 1944 |
Identification | |
Fate | Placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 8 September 1948 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 17 January 1969, withdrawn from the fleet, 27 January 1969 |
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Displacement | |
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 Samuel G. Howe was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Samuel G. Howe, a nineteenth century American physician, abolitionist, and an advocate of education for the blind.
Construction[]
Samuel G. Howe was laid down on 7 September 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2324, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Jimmy Mann, wife of plant superintendent, and launched on 17 October 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , 30 October 1944. On 8 September 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama.[4]
She was sold for scrapping, 17 January 1969, to , for $40,125. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 27 January 1969.[4]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "Samuel G. Howe". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 9 December 2019. 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 Samuel G. Howe". Retrieved 9 December 2019.
Categories:
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Panama City, Florida
- 1944 ships
- Mobile Reserve Fleet