SS Robert Trimble
SS Robert Trimble was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert Trimble, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Name: | Robert Trimble |
Namesake: | Robert Trimble |
Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator: | Agwilines, Inc. |
Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1493 |
Builder: | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost: | $2,173,763[1] |
Yard number: | 109 |
Way number: | 5 |
Laid down: | 29 August 1942 |
Launched: | 21 June 1943 |
Completed: | 20 July 1943 |
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Fate: | Sold to Italy, 1947 |
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Name: | Andrea |
Namesake: | Andrea Corrado |
Owner: | Societe Di Navigazione Corrado |
Acquired: | 27 December 1963 |
Fate: | Scrapped, 1963 |
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Beam: | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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Construction
Robert Trimble was laid down on 29 August 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1493, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia, and launched on 21 June 1943.[3]
History
She was allocated to Agwilines, Inc., on 20 July 1943. On 23 December 1946, she was transferred to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her to Socite Di Navigazione Corrado for $544,506, on 27 December 1946. She was renamed Andrea and scrapped in June 1963.[4][5]
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References
- MARCOM.
- Davies 2004, p. 23.
- J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- Liberty Ships.
- MARAD.
Bibliography
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Robert Trimble". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 28 October 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "SS Robert Trimble". Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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