Summary
SS Frederic C. Howe was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Frederic C. Howe, a member of the Ohio Senate, Commissioner of Immigration of the Port of New York, and president of the League of Small and Subject Nationalities.
 Frederic C. Howe
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| Name | Frederic C. Howe |
| Namesake | Frederic C. Howe |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | United Fruit Co. |
| Ordered | as type (Z-EC2-S-C2) hull, MC hull 1536 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
| Cost | $1,824,649[1] |
| Yard number | 18 |
| Way number | 2 |
| Laid down | 24 August 1943 |
| Launched | 30 October 1943 |
| Completed | 6 December 1943 |
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| Class and type | type Z-EC2-S-C2, army tank transport |
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| 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) |
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Construction edit
Frederic C. Howe was laid down on 24 August 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1536, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 30 October 1943.[3][1]
History edit
She was allocated to United Fruit Co., on 6 December 1943. She was one of eight special ships, a Z-EC2-S-C2, a Tank carrier. She was built with larger cargo hold hatches and stronger crane lifts. J.A.Jones Construction built the eight Z-EC2-S-C2 Tank carrier in 1943. [4] On 30 October 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 9 June 1972, she was sold for $38,753.54 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, for non-transportation use (NTU). She was removed from the fleet on 18 August 1972.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ^ usmaritimecommission.de Z-EC2-S-C2 Tank carrier, Liberty ships
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography edit
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Frederic C. Howe". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "SS Frederic C. Howe". Retrieved 28 November 2017.