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Liberty ship of WWII

History
United States
NameFred C. Stebbins
NamesakeFred C. Stebbins
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorUnion Sulphur & Oil Co., Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2513
Awarded23 April 1943
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost$981,676
Yard number77
Way number5
Laid down24 November 1944
Launched30 December 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Fred C. Stebbins
Completed11 January 1945
Identification
Fate
General characteristics
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
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS Fred C. Stebbins was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Fred C. Stebbins, a Merchant seaman killed on the Liberty ship SS Johnathan Sturges, 24 February 1943, when she was struck and sunk by a torpedo from German submarine U-707.

Construction

Fred C. Stebbins was laid down on 24 November 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2513, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Fred C. Stebbins, the mother of the namesake, and was launched on 30 December 1944.

History

She was allocated to the Union Sulphur Company, on 11 January 1945. On 16 December 1947, she was laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 21 July 1953, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1953", she returned loaded on 6 August 1953. On 31 October 1955, she was withdrawn to be unload, she returned reloaded with grain on 7 November 1955. On 26 March 1956, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be unloaded, she returned empty on 20 April 1956. She was transferred to the US Navy, 5 February 1960, for armament testing.

References

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

Bibliography

MARCOM ships built by St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida, during World War II
Type EC2-S-C1 ships
"Liberty Ships"
Type T1-M-BT1 ships
Klickitat-class gasoline tankers
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