SS Mary (1920)
SS Mary was a Design 1022 cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Cody (1920–1939) Mary (1939–1942) |
| Owner | USSB (1920–1930) Tampa Interocean Steamship Co. (1930–1939) Bull Insular Steamship (1939–1942) |
| Builder | American International Shipbuilding Corporation, Philadelphia |
| Yard number | 1535[1] |
| Launched | 19 June 1920 |
| Completed | September 1920 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk, 3 March 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Design 1022 cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 390.0 ft (118.9 m) |
| Beam | 54.2 ft (16.5 m) |
| Depth | 27.8 ft (8.5 m) |
| Installed power | Oil-fired steam turbines,[1] 2500 ihp[4] |
| Propulsion | Single screw |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)[4] |
| Range | 9,000 miles[3] |
History edit
She was laid down at yard number 1535 at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania shipyard of the American International Shipbuilding Corporation, one of 110 Design 1022 cargo ships built for the United States Shipping Board.[1] She was completed in 1920 and named Cody.[1][4] In 1930, she was purchased by Tampa Interocean Steamship Company.[1] In 1939, she was purchased by Bull-Insular Steamship Company (A.H. Bull & Co) and renamed SS Mary.[1] On February 7, 1942, she collided with the U.S. freighter SS Palimol at 24°50′N 66°0′W / 24.833°N 66.000°W and made her way to San Juan, Puerto Rico for repairs.[5][6] On March 3, 1942, she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-129, 250 miles northeast of Paramaribo, Suriname (08°25′N 52°50′W / 8.417°N 52.833°W).[7] Survivors were picked up by the freighter SS Alcoa Scout.[8]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d e f g McKellar, p. Part II, 588.
- ^ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States - Seagoing vessels, Arranged in Order of Signal Letters. p. 90.
- ^ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States - Seagoing Merchant Steam Vessels of 500 Gross Tons and Over Fitted For Burning Oil Fuel. p. 463.
- ^ a b c Marine Review 1921, p. 97.
- ^ "Eastern Sea Frontier - Enemy Action Diary - February 7, 1942". uboatarchive.net/. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
S.S. MARY sent out distress signal. At 1938, S.S. MARY radioed "O.K., O.K., proceeding nearest port. Collision." Later coded wireless message from S.S. MARY to Bull Steamship Co., "SS MARY in collision with S.S. PALIMOL 24-50N; 66W., proceeding San Juan course 181. Damage to forepeak.
- ^ Cressman, Robert (2000). The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. 2016. ISBN 9781557501493.
- ^ Cressman, p.166
- ^ Cressman, p.168
References edit
- "1939-1940 Mary" (PDF). Lloyd's Register of Ships. 1939.
Bibliography edit
- McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part II, Contract Steel Ships, p. 588" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- Marine Review (1921). "1920 Construction Record of U.S. Yards -Cody". The Marine Review. 51 (February). New York: 97. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links edit
- EFC Design 1022: Illustrations