The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Showing posts with label U.S. Maritime Commission. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. Maritime Commission. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
USS Jaguar (IX-120)-- Part 2: Delivered Diesel Oil, Fuel Gasoline and Minesweeping Gear
The Jaguar arrived at New Caledonia 19 January 1944 via Wellington, New Zealand , and from there transported vital diesel oil, aviation gasoline and minesweeping gear to the New Hebrides and Solomon Islands
It returned to the U.S. West Coast in 1946 and then to Norfolk Navy Yard via the Panama Canal on April 20, 1946, and was decommissioned there June 10 and turned over to the Maritime Commission.
It later served as a tanker for various shipping lines under the name Harry Peer in 1948 and Tini in 1949.
The ship was transferred over to the Panamanian flag in February 1951.
There are warning of asbestos threat as the ship had it.
--GreGen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
USS Amethyst (YPc-3)-- Part 3: Back to the Former Owners
The Amethyst was again decommissioned at San Diego on 27 February 1946 and 11 September transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal.
It was sold to Samual K. Rindge, son-in-law of Willits J. Hole, and the name Samona II given to her again. In the 1950s it was sold to David P. Hamilton of Shreveport, Louisiana, and renamed the Pudio until sold in 1962 and renamed the Explorer.
As of 2000 it was reported to still be operating along the Gulf Coast.
--GreGen
Monday, March 26, 2018
N.C.'s Liberty Armada-- Part 9: South Carolina-Named Ships Launched in North Carolina?
The first of the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company's designated "Liberty Ships" scheduled to be launched in December 1941, was to be named Francis Marion, honoring the American Revolution guerrilla leader from South Carolina. Others were to have the names Nathaniel Greene and Daniel Morgan, Revolutionary War generals from Rhode Island and New Jersey. Four more were to be named after South Carolinians: John C. Calhoun, Charles C. Pinckney, William Moultrie and Edward Rutledge.
These names struck a blow to local pride and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce wrote a letter to the United States Maritime Commission in charge of the ships reading: "Thus, it would appear that, to date, South Carolina has gained more recognition than any other state in the number of vessels constructed here."
Just weeks before the Marion's launch, the name was changed to Zebulon B. Vance, the Civil War governor of North Carolina.
--GreGen
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Liberty Ships in North Carolina-- Part 1: A Fast Ship to Build
From the Encyclopedia of North Carolina "Liberty Ships" by Jim Fowlkes.
A number of them were built in Wilmington and they carried two-thirds of U.S. cargo during World War II, thus playing a significant role in the Allied cause as merchant vessels.
According to standards developed by the U.S. Maritime Commission in 1940, Liberty Ships were 440 feet long, 66 feet wide, and, with 2,500 horsepower, capable of cruising at 11 knots. Some were also armed.
These ships were the first vessels to be mass-produced using welding instead instead of riveting; welding was faster, cheaper and lighter, and it took less time to train welders than riveters. Consequently, the ships became known for their rapid production. Nationally, over 2,700 Liberty Ships were built and about 200 sunk by the enemy.
--GreGen
A number of them were built in Wilmington and they carried two-thirds of U.S. cargo during World War II, thus playing a significant role in the Allied cause as merchant vessels.
According to standards developed by the U.S. Maritime Commission in 1940, Liberty Ships were 440 feet long, 66 feet wide, and, with 2,500 horsepower, capable of cruising at 11 knots. Some were also armed.
These ships were the first vessels to be mass-produced using welding instead instead of riveting; welding was faster, cheaper and lighter, and it took less time to train welders than riveters. Consequently, the ships became known for their rapid production. Nationally, over 2,700 Liberty Ships were built and about 200 sunk by the enemy.
--GreGen
Monday, March 30, 2015
SS Cape Girardeau, 1943
From the Feb. 18, 2013, Southeast Missourian.
From the Nov. 8, 1943 Southeast Missourian which had a picture of te launch of the SS Cape Girardeau, a cargo and passenger ship launched on a Sunday in Wilmington, California, by the Consolidated Steel Corporation. the event was witnessed by 25,000 shipbuilders, employers and former residents of Cape Girardeau. It was 417 feet long and weighed 12,900 tons.
Wikipedia
The SS Cape Girardeau was a Type C1-S-AY-1 Infantry Landing Ship chartered by the British Ministry of War during World War II. It had been completed as the SS Empire Spearhead in 1944. In June 1944, it was transferred to the Royal Navy and took part in Operation Overlord.
In 1947, it was returned to the U.S. Maritime Commission and renamed the Cape Girardeau. In 1950, it was laid up in the James River and renamed the Empire Spearhead before being scrapped in 1966.
The name Cape Girardeau came because Mrs. Bergland of the company office wanted a ship named after her home city. Cape Girardeau is the only inland cape in the U.S.. Then the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce got the names of more than 200 former residents in the Los Angeles area and sent them invitations.
How sweet. --GreGen
From the Nov. 8, 1943 Southeast Missourian which had a picture of te launch of the SS Cape Girardeau, a cargo and passenger ship launched on a Sunday in Wilmington, California, by the Consolidated Steel Corporation. the event was witnessed by 25,000 shipbuilders, employers and former residents of Cape Girardeau. It was 417 feet long and weighed 12,900 tons.
Wikipedia
The SS Cape Girardeau was a Type C1-S-AY-1 Infantry Landing Ship chartered by the British Ministry of War during World War II. It had been completed as the SS Empire Spearhead in 1944. In June 1944, it was transferred to the Royal Navy and took part in Operation Overlord.
In 1947, it was returned to the U.S. Maritime Commission and renamed the Cape Girardeau. In 1950, it was laid up in the James River and renamed the Empire Spearhead before being scrapped in 1966.
The name Cape Girardeau came because Mrs. Bergland of the company office wanted a ship named after her home city. Cape Girardeau is the only inland cape in the U.S.. Then the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce got the names of more than 200 former residents in the Los Angeles area and sent them invitations.
How sweet. --GreGen
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