SS Frederic W. Galbraith

SS Frederic W. Galbraith was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Frederic W. Galbraith, the National Commander of the American Legion, from 1920 to 1921. He was a decorated World War I veteran who was instrumental in helping to make the Legion the largest war veterans' organization in the US.

History
United States
Name: Frederic W. Galbraith
Namesake: Frederic W. Galbraith
Owner: War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator: South Atlantic Steamship Lines, Inc.
Ordered: as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2503
Awarded: 23 April 1943
Builder: St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost: $948,517[2]
Yard number: 67
Way number: 1
Laid down: 30 September 1944
Launched: 2 November 1944
Completed: 14 November 1944
Identification:
Fate:
Status: Sold for scrapping, 2 November 1970, withdrawn from fleet, 17 November 1970
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
Beam: 57 feet (17 m)
Draft: 27 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
Speed: 11.5 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:

Construction

Frederic W. Galbraith was laid down on 30 September 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2503, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; and was launched on 2 November 1944.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to the South Atlantic Steamship Lines, Inc., on 14 November 1944. On 4 March 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina. On 26 May 1952, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 2 November 1970, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., for $41,137. She was removed from the fleet, 17 November 1970.[4]

References
  1. St. John's River SBC 2010.
  2. MARCOM.
  3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. MARAD.

Bibliography
  • "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "Frederic W. Galbraith". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 31 January 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "SS Frederic W. Galbraith". Retrieved 31 January 2020.


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