Summary
SS Mary Cullom Kimbro was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Mary Cullom Kimbro, a stewardess on board the passenger ship City of Birmingham when she was sunk by U-202, 1 July 1942.[4]
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| Namesake |
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| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | United Fruit Co. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2349 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[2] |
| Cost | $1,109,568[1] |
| Yard number | 90 |
| Way number | 6 |
| Laid down | 21 February 1945 |
| Launched | 6 April 1945 |
| Completed | 24 April 1945 |
| Renamed | 1945 |
| Refit | converted to US Army repair ship, 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
Mary Cullom Kimbro was laid down on 21 February 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2349, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 6 April 1945.[2][1]
History edit
She was allocated to United Fruit Co., on 24 April 1945. She was converted to an Army repair ship and renamed Corporal Eric G. Gibson, 1945. On 12 July 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York. She was transferred to the US Navy, 25 April 1967, for use as an Ammunition Disposal Ship. She was scuttled with obsolete ammunition off the coast of Virginia, 15 June 1967.[5][6][7]
References edit
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ a b J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ UBoat.
- ^ MARAD 9721.
- ^ MARAD 5880.
- ^ Wrecksite.
Bibliography edit
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "Mary Cullom Kimbro". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "Corporal Eric G. Gibson". 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 Mary Cullom Kimbro". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "SS Mary Cullom Kimbro". www.Wrecksite.eu. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "Mary Cullom Kimbro". UBoat.net. Retrieved 13 December 2019.