Duncan L. Clinch was laid down on 22 August 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2378, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Harry B. Vickers, and launched on 6 October 1944.[3][1]
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duncan, clinch, liberty, ship, built, united, states, during, world, named, after, duncan, clinch, american, army, officer, commander, during, first, seminole, second, seminole, wars, also, served, united, states, house, representatives, representing, georgia,. SS Duncan L Clinch was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II She was named after Duncan L Clinch an American army officer and commander during the First Seminole War and Second Seminole Wars He also served in the United States House of Representatives representing Georgia History United States NameDuncan L Clinch NamesakeDuncan L Clinch Orderedas type EC2 S C1 hull MC hull 2378 BuilderJ A Jones Construction Brunswick Georgia Cost 941 295 1 Yard number163 Way number5 Laid down22 August 1944 Launched6 October 1944 Sponsored byMrs Harry B Vickers Completed20 October 1944 IdentificationCall Signal KSZU 1 FateStruck a mine near Le Havre France 23 December 1945 Declared constructive total loss CTL 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 editDuncan L Clinch was laid down on 22 August 1944 under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 2378 by J A Jones Construction Brunswick Georgia she was sponsored by Mrs Harry B Vickers and launched on 6 October 1944 3 1 History editShe was allocated to American Export Lines on 20 October 1944 On 23 December 1945 she struck a mine two miles 3 2 km west of Le Havre France and was declared a constructive total loss CTL the same day 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 14 November 2017 Liberty Ships World War II Retrieved 14 November 2017 Maritime Administration Duncan L Clinch Ship History Database Vessel Status Card U S Department of Transportation Maritime Administration Archived from the original on 12 December 2019 Retrieved 14 November 2017 Davies James May 2004 Specifications As Built PDF p 23 Retrieved 14 November 2017 SS Duncan L Clinch Retrieved 14 November 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Duncan L Clinch amp oldid 1178571584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
