She was allocated to Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc., on 16 December 1944. On 16 October 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Beaumont, Texas. On 30 June 1967, she was sold for $45,188.88, to Southern Scrap Materials Co., Ltd., for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 19 January 1967.[4][5]
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arthur, hulbert, liberty, ship, built, united, states, during, world, named, after, arthur, hulbert, leader, club, jersey, history, united, states, namearthur, hulbert, namesakearthur, hulbert, orderedas, type, hull, hull, 2389, builderj, jones, construction, . SS Arthur M Hulbert was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II She was named after Arthur M Hulbert a leader of the 4 H Club in New Jersey History United States NameArthur M Hulbert NamesakeArthur M Hulbert Orderedas type EC2 S C1 hull MC hull 2389 BuilderJ A Jones Construction Brunswick Georgia Cost 829 852 1 Yard number174 Way number4 Laid down4 November 1944 Launched6 December 1944 Completed16 December 1944 IdentificationCall Signal ANBI 1 FateLaid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Beaumont Texas 30 June 1948 Sold for scrapping 19 January 1967 General characteristics 2 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 General Machinery Corp Hamilton Ohio 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 guns Contents 1 Construction 2 History 3 References 4 BibliographyConstruction editArthur M Hulbert was laid down on 4 November 1944 under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 2389 by J A Jones Construction Brunswick Georgia she was launched on 6 December 1944 3 1 History editShe was allocated to Alcoa Steamship Co Inc on 16 December 1944 On 16 October 1948 she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Beaumont Texas On 30 June 1967 she was sold for 45 188 88 to Southern Scrap Materials Co Ltd for scrapping She was removed from the fleet on 19 January 1967 4 5 References edit a b c MARCOM Davies 2004 p 23 J A Brunswick 2010 Liberty Ships MARAD Bibliography edit Jones Construction Brunswick GA www ShipbuildingHistory com 13 October 2010 Retrieved 16 November 2017 Liberty Ships World War II Retrieved 16 November 2017 Maritime Administration Arthur M Hulbert Ship History Database Vessel Status Card U S Department of Transportation Maritime Administration Retrieved 16 November 2017 Davies James May 2004 Specifications As Built PDF p 23 Retrieved 16 November 2017 SS Arthur M Hulbert Retrieved 16 November 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Arthur M Hulbert amp oldid 1162498390, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
