Hugh J. Kilpatrick was laid down on 21 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2480, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Laura Consuelo Landa, granddaughter of the namesake, and was launched on 31 May 1944.[2][1]
History
She was allocated to the States Marine Corp., on 22 June 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 21 October 1946, to American Union Transport, Inc., for $558,118.52 and renamed Hoosier State. After several name and owner changes she was scrapped in South Korea, in 1969.[4]
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"SS Hugh J. Kilpatrick". Retrieved 24 January 2020.
January 29, 2023
hugh, kilpatrick, liberty, ship, built, united, states, during, world, named, after, hugh, kilpatrick, officer, union, army, during, american, civil, achieving, rank, brevet, major, general, later, united, states, minister, chile, historyunited, statesnamehugh. SS Hugh J Kilpatrick was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II She was named after Hugh J Kilpatrick an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War achieving the rank of brevet major general He was later the United States Minister to Chile HistoryUnited StatesNameHugh J KilpatrickNamesakeHugh J KilpatrickOwnerWar Shipping Administration WSA OperatorStates Marine Corp Orderedas type EC2 S C1 hull MC hull 2480Awarded23 April 1943BuilderSt Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville Florida 2 Cost 1 161 069 1 Yard number44Way number2Laid down21 April 1944Launched31 May 1944Sponsored byLaura Consuelo LandaCompleted22 June 1944IdentificationCall sign WQFD 1 FateSold for commercial use 21 October 1946United StatesNameHoosier StateNamesakeState of IndianaOwnerStates Marine CorpFateSold April 1955United StatesNameTransamericanOwnerAmerican Union Transport Inc OperatorTransamerican Steamship Corp FateSold 19 August 1963United StatesNameA amp J Mid AmericaOwnerMid America Steamship Corp OperatorPacific Seafarers Inc FateGrounded during typhoon 9 May 1964 sold 2 April 1965LiberiaNameGrand HopeOwnerHope Navigation Corp OperatorSea King CorpFateSold 1967South KoreaNameUnion TigerOwnerUnion Shipping Co 1967 1968 Hapdong Shipping Co 1968 1969 OperatorLivanos Ltd FateScrapped 1969General characteristics 3 Class and typeLiberty ship type EC2 S C1 standardTonnage10 865 LT DWT 7 176 GRTDisplacement3 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 lwlBeam57 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 Joshua Hendy Iron Works Sunnyvale California 1 screw propellerSpeed11 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 USNAGArmamentVaried 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 EditHugh J Kilpatrick was laid down on 21 April 1944 under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 2480 by the St Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville Florida she was sponsored by Laura Consuelo Landa granddaughter of the namesake and was launched on 31 May 1944 2 1 History EditShe was allocated to the States Marine Corp on 22 June 1944 She was sold for commercial use 21 October 1946 to American Union Transport Inc for 558 118 52 and renamed Hoosier State After several name and owner changes she was scrapped in South Korea in 1969 4 References Edit a b c MARCOM a b St John s River SBC 2010 Davies 2004 p 23 MARAD Bibliography Edit St John s River Shipbuilding Jacksonville FL www ShipbuildingHistory com 16 October 2010 Retrieved 24 January 2020 Maritime Administration Hugh J Kilpatrick Ship History Database Vessel Status Card U S Department of Transportation Maritime Administration Retrieved 24 January 2020 Davies James May 2004 Specifications As Built PDF p 23 Retrieved 24 January 2020 SS Hugh J Kilpatrick Retrieved 24 January 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Hugh J Kilpatrick amp oldid 1092939517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
