Summary
SS John W. Griffiths was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John W. Griffiths, a naval architect who was influential in his design of clipper ships.
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 United States | |
| Name | John W. Griffiths |
| Namesake | John W. Griffiths |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Blidberg & Rothchild Co., Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1548 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
| Cost | $1,384,690[1] |
| Yard number | 30 |
| Way number | 5 |
| Laid down | 13 December 1943 |
| Launched | 9 February 1944 |
| Completed | 25 March 1944 |
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 Italy | |
| Name | Dino |
| Owner | Corrado Societe di Navigazione, Genoa, Italy |
| Acquired | 7 January 1947 |
| Fate | Sold, 1963 |
| Italy | |
| Name | Imera |
| Owner | Sicilarma Societe di Navigazione per Azioni, Genoa, Italy |
| Acquired | 1963 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1965 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
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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
John W. Griffiths was laid down on 13 December 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1548, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 9 February 1944.[3][1]
History edit
She was allocated to Blidberg & Rothchild Co., Inc., on 25 March 1944. On 19 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the James River Group, in Lee Hall, Virginia. On 7 January 1947, she was transferred to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her to Corrado Socite di Navigazione, Genoa, Italy, for $544,506, on 10 January 1947. She was renamed Dino. In 1963, she was sold to Sicilarma Societe di Navigazione per Azioni, Genoa, and renamed Imera. She was scrapped in Spezia in 1965.[4][5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography edit
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "John W. Griffiths". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- "SS John W. Griffiths". Retrieved 1 December 2017.