SS Joseph R. Lamar
SS Joseph R. Lamar was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Joseph R. Lamar, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Name: | Joseph R. Lamar |
Namesake: | Joseph R. Lamar |
Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator: | Agwilines, Inc. |
Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1491 |
Builder: | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost: | $2,445,015[1] |
Yard number: | 107 |
Way number: | 3 |
Laid down: | 1 August 1942 |
Launched: | 29 April 1943 |
Sponsored by: | Mrs. Ellis Armain |
Completed: | 17 June 1943 |
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Fate: | Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 8 October 1948 |
Status: | Sold for scrapping, 28 October 1960 |
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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
Joseph R. Lamar was laid down on 1 August 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1491, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Ellis Armain, and launched on 29 April 1943.[3][1]
History
She was allocated to Agwilines, Inc., on 17 June 1943. On 8 October 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Mobile, Alabama. On 28 October 1960, she was sold to Pinto Island Metals Company for $56,000, for scrapping, she was delivered on 8 December 1960.[4][5]
References
- MARCOM.
- Davies 2004, p. 23.
- J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- Liberty Ships.
- MARAD.
Bibliography
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Joseph R. Lamar". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- "SS Joseph R. Lamar". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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