Summary
SS Josephine Shaw Lowell was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Josephine Shaw Lowell, a Nineteenth century Progressive Reform leader and creator of the National Consumers League.
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 United States | |
| Name | Josephine Shaw Lowell |
| Namesake | Josephine Shaw Lowell |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Luckenbach Steamship Co., Ltd. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2296 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
| Cost | $982,965[1] |
| Yard number | 37 |
| Way number | 3 |
| Laid down | 19 February 1944 |
| Launched | 4 April 1944 |
| Completed | 3 May 1944 |
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 Italy | |
| Name | Albaro |
| Owner | Societe Italiana di Navigazione, Albaro, Genoa, Italy |
| Acquired | 22 January 1947 |
| Fate | Sold, 1963 |
 Greece | |
| Name | Aigaion |
| Namesake | Aegean Sea |
| Owner | Aegean Cia. Nav., Panama |
| Operator | Phoenix Maritime Agencies, New York |
| Acquired | 1963 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1968 |
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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
Josephine Shaw Lowell was laid down on 19 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2296, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 4 April 1944.[3][1]
History edit
She was allocated to Luckenbach Steamship Co., Ltd., on 3 May 1944. On 31 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Hudson River Group. On 15 January 1947, she was transferred to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her for $545,601.37 to Societe Italiana di Navigazione, Albaro, Genoa, Italy, on 22 January 1947, for commercial use. She was renamed Albaro. In 1963, she was sold to Aegean Cia. Nav., Panama, and renamed Aigaion. She was scrapped in Osaka, Japan, in 1968.[4][5]
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 8 December 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Josephine Shaw Lowell". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- "SS Josephine Shaw Lowell". Retrieved 8 December 2017.