She was sold, on 30 January 1947, to George D. Gratsos Ltd, for $563,292.75 and commercial use. She was flagged in Greece and renamed George D. Gratos. On 26 July 1965, she was severely damaged when she was grounded in the Chacao Channel, Chile. She was scrapped in Valencia, in 1967.[4]
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chief, osceola, liberty, ship, built, united, states, during, world, named, after, chief, osceola, resistance, leader, seminole, during, second, seminole, history, united, states, namechief, osceola, namesakechief, osceola, ownerwar, shipping, administration, . SS Chief Osceola was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II She was named after Chief Osceola resistance leader of the Seminole during the Second Seminole War History United States NameChief Osceola NamesakeChief Osceola OwnerWar Shipping Administration WSA OperatorUnited States Navigation Company Orderedas type EC2 S C1 hull MC hull 2322 BuilderJ A Jones Construction Panama City Florida Cost 950 246 1 Yard number63 Way number2 Laid down28 August 1944 Launched4 October 1944 Sponsored byMrs W T Flythe Completed19 October 1944 IdentificationCall sign KTEE 1 FateSold for commercial use 30 January 1947 Greece NameGeorge D Gratsos OwnerGeorge D Gratsos Ltd 1947 1949 Gratsos Bros 1949 1967 FateGrounded 26 July 1965 scrapped 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 Filer and Stowell Milwaukee Wisconsin 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 editChief Osceola was laid down on 28 August 1944 under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 2322 by J A Jones Construction Panama City Florida sponsored by Mrs W T Flythe wife of director of public relation JAJCC and launched on 4 October 1944 3 1 History editShe was allocated to United States Navigation Company 19 October 1944 4 She was sold on 30 January 1947 to George D Gratsos Ltd for 563 292 75 and commercial use She was flagged in Greece and renamed George D Gratos On 26 July 1965 she was severely damaged when she was grounded in the Chacao Channel Chile She was scrapped in Valencia in 1967 4 References edit a b c MARCOM Davies 2004 p 23 J A Panama City 2010 a b MARAD Bibliography edit Jones Construction Panama City FL www ShipbuildingHistory com 13 October 2010 Retrieved 9 December 2019 Maritime Administration Chief Osceola Ship History Database Vessel Status Card U S Department of Transportation Maritime Administration Retrieved 9 December 2019 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Davies James May 2004 Specifications As Built PDF p 23 Retrieved 9 December 2019 SS Chief Osceola Retrieved 9 December 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Chief Osceola amp oldid 1163051550, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
