SS Tristram Dalton

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History
United States
NameTristram Dalton
NamesakeTristram Dalton
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 307
Awarded1 May 1941
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[2]
Cost$1,071,570[1]
Yard number2057
Way number14
Laid down6 July 1942
Launched27 August 1942
Sponsored byMrs. Gerard A. McCabe
Completed28 September 1942
Identification
FateSold for commercial use, 15 April 1947
United States
NameRosario
OwnerA.H. Bull & Co., Inc.
FateSold, December 1954
Liberia
Name
  • Achileus
  • Andros Laurel
Owner
Operator
FateSold, 1957
Liberia
NameAndros Laurel
Owner
Operator
Liberia
NameGrand Faith
Owner
Operator
FateScrapped, 1968
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 Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp, Harrison, New Jersey)
  • 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 Tristram Dalton was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Tristram Dalton, an American politician and merchant from Massachusetts. He served a single term as one of the first United States senators, from 1789 to 1791.

Construction[]

Tristram Dalton was laid down on 6 July 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 307, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. Gerard A. McCabe, the wife of a yard employee, and was launched on 27 August 1942.[2][1]

History[]

She was allocated to , on 28 September 1942. On 15 April 1947, she was sold for commercial use to A.H. Bull & Co., Inc. She was scrapped in Taiwan, in 1968.[4]

References[]

Bibliography[]

  • "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "Tristram Dalton". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  • "SS Tristram Dalton". Retrieved 5 March 2020.


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