SS Harold Dossett

SS Harold Dossett was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Harold Dossett, who was lost at sea while he was a messman on SS Samuel Q. Brown, after she was torpedoed by German submarine U-103, on 23 May 1942, off Cuba.

History
United States
Name:	Harold Dossett
Namesake:	Harold Dossett
Ordered:	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2399
Builder:	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost:	$842,149[1]
Yard number:	184
Way number:	2
Laid down:	26 December 1944
Launched:	30 January 1945
Sponsored by:	Mrs. L.A. Graves
Completed:	15 February 1945
Identification:	Call Signal: ANIB [1]
Fate:	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 23 December 1947
Status:	Sold for scrapping, 16 September 1970
General characteristics [2]
Class and type:	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage:	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement:	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length:	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam:	57 feet (17 m)
Draft:	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power:	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion:	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
Speed:	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity:	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m^3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m^3) (bale)
Complement:	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament:	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

Construction

Harold Dossett was laid down on 26 December 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2399, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. L.A. Graves, and launched on 30 January 1945.[3][1]

History

She was allocated to the Norton Lilly Management Agency, on 15 February 1945. On 23 December 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Hudson River Group. On 24 June 1953, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain, she returned loaded on 6 July 1953. On 23 April 1957, she was withdrawn to be unload, she returned on empty 1 May 1957. On 9 July 1958, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain, she returned loaded on 25 July 1958. On 4 March 1959, she was withdrawn to be unload, she returned on empty 10 March 1959. On 19 November 1960, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain, she returned loaded on 29 November 1960. On 26 February 1963, she was withdrawn to be unload, she returned on empty 1 March 1963. On 8 September 1970, she was sold for $90,500 to Eckhardt & Co., G.m.b.H., West Germany, to be scrapped. She was removed from the fleet on 16 September 1970.[4][5]

References

1. MARCOM.
2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
3. J.A. Brunswick 2010.
4. Liberty Ships.
5. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "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. "Harold Dossett". 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "SS Harold Dossett". Retrieved 19 November 2017.