Summary
SS Roy James Cole was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Roy James Cole, who was lost at sea while he was the Chief engineer on SS Expositor, after she was torpedoed by German submarine U-606, on 22 February 1943, in the North Atlantic.
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 United States | |
| Name | Roy James Cole |
| Namesake | Roy James Cole |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2403 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
| Cost | $931,476[1] |
| Yard number | 188 |
| Way number | 6 |
| Laid down | 23 January 1945 |
| Launched | 28 February 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Kenneth H. Cole |
| Completed | 17 March 1945 |
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| United States | |
| Name | North Heaven |
| Operator | Merchants Steamship Corp. |
| Acquired | 3 August 1949 |
| Fate | Sold, 4 February 1954 |
| United States | |
| Operator | Delphi Steamship Co. |
| Acquired | 4 February 1954 |
| Fate | Sold, September 1954 |
 Liberia | |
| Acquired | September 1954 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1970 |
| 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
Roy James Cole was laid down on 23 January 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2403, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Kenneth H. Cole, sister-in-law namesake, and launched on 28 February 1945.[3][1]
History edit
She was allocated to the Blidberg & Rothchild Co. Inc., on 17 March 1945. On 3 August 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Beaumont, Texas. On 2 March 1951, she was sold to Merchants Steamship Corp., for commercial use and renamed North Heaven. On 4 February 1954, she was sold to Delphi Steamship Co. In September 1954, she was sold to a Liberian shipping company. She was scrapped in 1970.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography edit
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Roy James Cole". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- "SS Roy James Cole". Retrieved 19 November 2017.