| SS Hugh J. Kilpatrick | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | Hugh J. Kilpatrick |
| Namesake: | Hugh J. Kilpatrick |
| Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator: | States Marine Corp. |
| Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2480 |
| Awarded: | 23 April 1943 |
| Builder: | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1] |
| Cost: | $1,161,069[2] |
| Yard number: | 44 |
| Way number: | 2 |
| Laid down: | 21 April 1944 |
| Launched: | 31 May 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Laura Consuelo Landa |
| Completed: | 22 June 1944 |
| Identification: | |
| Status: | Sold for commercial use, 21 October 1946 |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | Hoosier State |
| Namesake: | State of Indiana |
| Owner: | States Marine Corp |
| Fate: | Sold, April 1955 |
| Career (United States) | |
| Name: | Transamerican |
| Owner: | American Union Transport, Inc. |
| Operator: | Transamerican Steamship Corp. |
| Fate: | Sold, 19 August 1963 |
| Career (United States) | |
| Name: | A & J Mid-America |
| Owner: | Mid-America Steamship Corp. |
| Operator: | Pacific Seafarers, Inc. |
| Fate: | Grounded during typhoon, 9 May 1964 |
| Status: | Sold, 2 April 1965 |
| Career (Liberia) |  |
| Name: | Grand Hope |
| Owner: | Hope Navigation Corp. |
| Operator: | Sea King Corp |
| Fate: | Sold, 1967 |
SS Hugh J. Kilpatrick was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Hugh J. Kilpatrick, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of brevet major general. He was later the United States Minister to Chile.
Construction[]
Hugh J. Kilpatrick was laid down on 21 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2480, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Laura Consuelo Landa, granddaughter of the namesake, and was launched on 31 May 1944.[1][2]
History[]
She was allocated to the States Marine Corp., on 22 June 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 21 October 1946, to American Union Transport, Inc., for $558,118.52 and renamed Hoosier State. After several name and owner changes she was scrapped in South Korea, in 1969.[3]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/stjohnsriver.htm.
- Maritime Administration. "Hugh J. Kilpatrick". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/8530.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)". p. 23. http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf.
- "SS Hugh J. Kilpatrick". http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=Hugh%20J.Kilpatrick&code=B2480a.
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