Summary
SS Frank Flowers was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Frank Flowers, a veteran of the Spanish–American War, he served aboard Leviathan, in the supply department, during WWI, and later served as steward and purser with the United States Lines.[4]
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 United States | |
| Name | Frank Flowers |
| Namesake | Frank Flowers |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | American Export Lines, Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 3141 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[2] |
| Cost | $841,060[1] |
| Yard number | 101 |
| Way number | 5 |
| Laid down | 9 May 1945 |
| Launched | 22 June 1945 |
| Completed | 16 July 1945 |
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| General characteristics [3] | |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Capacity | 490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale) |
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Construction edit
Frank Flowers was laid down on 9 May 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 3141, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 22 June 1945.[2][1]
History edit
She was allocated to American Export Lines, on 16 July 1945. On 26 October 1945, she was laid up in the Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York, 26 October 1945. On 21 August 1953, she was placed in the, Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. She was sold for scrapping, 15 July 1974, to Luria Brothers and Co., Inc., for $191,889.98. She was removed from the fleet, 5 August 1974.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ a b J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ Armed-Guard.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography edit
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "Frank Flowers". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "SS Frank Flowers". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE NAMES". Armed-guard.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.