1944 WSA (operated by the Isbrandtsen Steamship Company, New York); one of 200 American Merchant Marine ships at Normandy in June 1944[4]
1947 SuwaneeFruit & SS Corp, Jacksonville, USA.
1951 Honduras Shipping Co, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1951 Renamed as the M/S Waimea, Compañía de Navegación Las Cruces, Panama – Honduras flag. (Carras Ltd, London)
1954 Renamed as the M/S Annitsa a, Santa Anna Corp, Honduras flag (same managers).
1956 (Angelos, Leitch & Co, London)
1957 (Angelos & Co, London)
1964 Renamed as the M/S Justice, Compañía de Navegación Pearl, Panama – Liberian flag (Ten Hu SS Co, Hong Kong).
1966 Ideal United SS Corp, Liberia (Tai An SS Co, Taipei).
1968 Scrapped Taiwan.
Referencesedit
^Davies, James (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^American Merchant Marine at War (www.usmm.org): Liberty Ships built by: Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation, Savannah, Georgia, St. Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, Florida, North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina, for U. S. Maritime Commission 1941–1945
^MARINERS: LIBERTY SHIPS – INDEX, A. B. Hammond – Andrew J. Newbury
^American Merchant Marine at War (www.usmm.org): American Merchant Marine Ships at Normandy in June 1944
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mitchell, palmer, 2436, type, liberty, ship, design, cargo, ship, named, after, attorney, general, alexander, mitchell, palmer, ship, keel, laid, southeastern, shipbuilding, corporation, savannah, georgia, december, 1943, commissioned, part, second, world, eff. SS A Mitchell Palmer MCE 2436 was an EC2 S C1 Type Liberty ship design cargo ship named after U S Attorney General Alexander Mitchell Palmer The ship s keel was laid by Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation of Savannah Georgia on 17 December 1943 commissioned as part of the Second World War effort by the War Shipping Administration WSA 2 3 It was launched 12 February 1944 It was scrapped in 1968 in Taiwan History United States NameA Mitchell Palmer NamesakeA Mitchell Palmer BuilderSoutheastern Shipbuilding Corp Savannah Georgia Laid down17 December 1943 Launched12 February 1944 FateScrapped 1968 General characteristics 1 Class and typeLiberty ship type EC2 S C1 standard Tonnage10 865 LT DWT 7 176 GRT Displacement3 380 long tons 3 434 t light 14 245 long tons 14 474 t max Length441 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 power2 Oil fired 450 F 232 C boilers operating at 220 psi 1 500 kPa 2 500 hp 1 900 kW Propulsion1 triple expansion steam engine manufactured by Vulcan Iron Works Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania 1 screw propeller Speed11 5 knots 21 3 km h 13 2 mph Capacity562 608 cubic feet 15 931 m3 grain 499 573 cubic feet 14 146 m3 bale Complement38 62 USMM 21 40 USNAG ArmamentVaried by ship Bow mounted 3 inches 76 mm 50 caliber gun Stern mounted 4 inches 102 mm 50 caliber gun 2 8 single 20 millimeters 0 79 in Oerlikon anti aircraft AA cannons and or 2 8 37 millimeters 1 46 in M1 AA gunsImportant Events edit1944 WSA operated by the Isbrandtsen Steamship Company New York one of 200 American Merchant Marine ships at Normandy in June 1944 4 1947 SuwaneeFruit amp SS Corp Jacksonville USA 1951 Honduras Shipping Co Tegucigalpa Honduras 1951 Renamed as the M S Waimea Compania de Navegacion Las Cruces Panama Honduras flag Carras Ltd London 1954 Renamed as the M S Annitsa a Santa Anna Corp Honduras flag same managers 1956 Angelos Leitch amp Co London 1957 Angelos amp Co London 1964 Renamed as the M S Justice Compania de Navegacion Pearl Panama Liberian flag Ten Hu SS Co Hong Kong 1966 Ideal United SS Corp Liberia Tai An SS Co Taipei 1968 Scrapped Taiwan References edit Davies James 2012 Liberty Cargo Ships PDF ww2ships com p 23 Retrieved 6 May 2012 American Merchant Marine at War www usmm org Liberty Ships built by Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah Georgia St Johns River Shipbuilding Jacksonville Florida North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington North Carolina for U S Maritime Commission 1941 1945 MARINERS LIBERTY SHIPS INDEX A B Hammond Andrew J Newbury American Merchant Marine at War www usmm org American Merchant Marine Ships at Normandy in June 1944 nbsp This article about a specific Liberty ship is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS A Mitchell Palmer amp oldid 1162498198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
