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SS Victor Herbert

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameVictor Herbert
Namesake Victor Herbert
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator Marine Transport Lines, Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1532
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$1,846,347 [1]
Yard number14
Way number2
Laid down30 June 1943
Launched22 August 1943
Completed15 September 1943
Identification
FateSold to France, 6 December 1946, scrapped 1963
General characteristics [2]
Class & type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 knots (21.3  km/h; 13.2  mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS Victor Herbert was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Victor Herbert, a composer, conductor, and founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).

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Construction

Victor Herbert was laid down on 30 June 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1532, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 22 August 1943. [3] [1]

History

She was allocated to Marine Transport Lines, Inc., on 15 September 1943. On 6 December 1946, she was sold to France, for $544,506. She was scrapped in 1963. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 MARCOM.
  2. ↑ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. 1 2 J.A. Panama City 2010.
  4. ↑ MARAD.

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