SS Raymond Clapper

SS Raymond Clapper was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Raymond Clapper, a commentator and news analyst for both radio and newspapers.

History
United States
Name: Raymond Clapper
Namesake: Raymond Clapper
Owner: War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator: T.J. Stevenson & Co., Inc.
Ordered: as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2479
Awarded: 23 April 1943
Builder: St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost: $1,087,111[2]
Yard number: 43
Way number: 1
Laid down: 17 April 1944
Launched: 22 May 1944
Sponsored by: Miss Jane Clapper
Completed: 13 June 1944
Identification:
Status: Sold for commercial use, 12 June 1947
United States
Name: T.J. Stevenson
Namesake: T.J. Stevenson
Owner: Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp.
Fate: Sold, 1954
Liberia
Name: Shamrock
Owner: Shamrock Steamship Corp.
Fate: Sold, 1954
(1954-1960)

(1960-1965)

Name:
  • Master Nicky (1954-1960)
  • Thrylos (1960-1965)
Owner: Niki Cia. Nav., SA
Fate: Sold, 1965
Greece
Name: Elias Dayfas II
Owner: Volbay Navigation, SA
Operator: Daymark Shiping Agency
Fate: Abandoned, 7 May 1966, presumed sunk
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 Filer & Stowell Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
  • 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

Raymond Clapper was laid down on 17 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2479, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Miss Jane Clapper, the daughter of the namesake, and was launched on 23 May 1944.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to the T.J. Stevenson & Co.Inc., on 13 June 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 12 June 1947, to Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp., and renamed T.J. Stevenson. After several name and owner changes on 7 May 1966, named Elias Dayfas II, she was abandoned off the Yucatán Peninsula, near 21°09′N 86°28′W, after developing leaks. She was taken in tow but later broke loose and was presumed sunk.[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 22 January 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "Raymond Clapper". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 22 January 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "SS Raymond Clapper". Retrieved 22 January 2020.


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