SS Francisco Coronado

Summary

SS Francisco Coronado was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. The ship was named after Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján, a Spanish conquistador who explored the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542. The ship was built at the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company's shipyard at Vancouver, Washington.

SS Francisco Coronado
History
United States
NameFrancisco Coronado
NamesakeFrancisco Vázquez de Coronado
OperatorPacific-Atlantic Steamship Company
BuilderKaiser Shipbuilding Company
Way number1748
Laid down18 November 1942
Launched11 January 1943
Completed20 January 1943
DecommissionedMarch 1962
FateScrapped 1962
General characteristics [1]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 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 power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

Service history edit

SS Francisco Coronado was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under contract number 394 from Kaiser Shipbuilding's Vancouver Shipyard as Yard number 42. She was operated by Pacific-Atlantic Steamship Company under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. [2][3][4][5][a] The ship was laid down on 18 November 1942.[7] She was launched on 5 January 1943[2] and was completed on 20 January 1943. [7]

The ship was sold for demolition to Patapsco Scrap Company on 9 March 1959,[2] and broken up at Baltimore in March 1962.[2][3]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Another Kaiser yard, Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, was awarded Maritime Commission contract number 1748, to be named Francisco Coronado (Yard number 674), but this contract was cancelled.[6]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  2. ^ a b c d "2242786". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b Colton, Tim. "Kaiser Vancouver". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ Lloyd's Register of Ships: Steamships and motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1945. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ Sawyer, Leonard; Mitchell, William (1970). The Liberty Ships. Cornell Maritime Press. p. 88. ISBN 9780870331527. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. ^ Colton, Tim. "Oregon Shipbuilding". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b Davies 2004, p. 127.

Bibliography edit

  • Davies, James (May 2004). ""Liberty" Cargo Ship – Feature Article" (PDF). ww2ships.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.