SS Telfair Stockton

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History
United States
NameTelfair Stockton
Namesake
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2507
Awarded23 April 1943
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[2]
Cost$920.238,[1]
Yard number71
Way number5
Laid down24 October 1944
Launched23 November 1944
Completed30 November 1944
Identification
FateLaid up in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, 30 April 1946
StatusSold for commercial use, 24 April 1947, removed from fleet, 29 May 1947
United States
Name
  • Telfair Stockton (1947-1949)
  • Eugenie (1949-1956)
  • Transporter (1956)
Owner
OperatorGeneral Steamship Corp.
FateSold, February 1956
Liberia
NameTransporter
Owner
  • (1956-1959)
  • (1959-1967)
Operator
  • (1956-1957)
  • (1957-1959)
  • (1959-1967)
Refit8,636 GRT
FateSold, 1967
Liberia
NameZaneta II
Owner
Operator
StatusSold, 1968
Liberia
NameSfakia
Owner
Operator
FateScrapped, 1973
General characteristics [3]
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 Telfair Stockton was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after , an American entrepreneur and developer in Jacksonville, Florida.

Construction[]

Telfair Stockton was laid down on 24 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2507, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; and was launched on 23 November 1944.[2][1]

History[]

She was allocated to the , on 30 November 1944. On 30 April 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California. She was sold for commercial use, 24 April 1947, to . She was withdrawn from the fleet, 29 May 1947[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c MARCOM.
  2. ^ a b St. John's River SBC 2010.
  3. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. ^ MARAD.

Bibliography[]

  • "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "Harald Torsvik". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  • "SS Telfair Stockton". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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