Summary
SS Julius Rosenwald was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Julius Rosenwald, co-owner of Sears, Roebuck and Company, founder of the Rosenwald Fund, and principal founder and backer of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Julius Rosenwald |
| Namesake | Julius Rosenwald |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Blidberg & Rothchild Co., Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1533 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
| Cost | $1,710,928[1] |
| Yard number | 15 |
| Way number | 3 |
| Laid down | 7 July 1943 |
| Launched | 13 September 1943 |
| Completed | 29 September 1943 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold to Italy, 15 December 1946, removed from fleet, 27 December 1946 |
 Italy | |
| Name | Assiria |
| Acquired | 27 December 1946 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1963 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
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| Displacement | |
| 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) |
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Construction edit
Julius Rosenwald was laid down on 7 July 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1533, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 13 September 1943.[3][1]
History edit
She was allocated to Blidberg & Rothchild Co., Inc., on 29 September 1943. On 15 December 1946, she was sold to the Italian Government, for $544,506, which in turn sold her to Adriatica Socite Anon di Navigazione, on 27 December 1946. She was renamed Assiria and scrapped in 1963.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography edit
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Julius Rosenwald". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "SS Julius Rosenwald". Retrieved 11 December 2019.