| SS Jasper F. Cropsey | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | Jasper F. Cropsey |
| Namesake: | Jasper F. Cropsey |
| Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator: | United States Navigation Co., Inc. |
| Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2484 |
| Awarded: | 23 April 1943 |
| Builder: | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1] |
| Cost: | $1,116,898[2] |
| Yard number: | 48 |
| Way number: | 6 |
| Laid down: | 19 May 1944 |
| Launched: | 30 June 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. William Thinschneider |
| Completed: | 20 July 1944 |
| Identification: | |
| Fate: | Sold for commercial use, 7 April 1947 |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | Jaspar F. Cropsey |
| Owner: | United States Navigation Co |
| Fate: | Sold, November 1948 |
| Career (United States) | |
| Name: |
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| Owner: | Panoceanic Steamship Corp. |
| Operator: | Orion Shiping & Trading Co. |
| Fate: | Sold, April 1955 |
| Career | * (1955–1957)
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| Name: | Oceanic |
| Owner: | Tramp Freighter Corp. |
| Operator: | Polarus Steamship Co. |
| Status: | Sold, 21 March 1957 |
| Career (United States) | |
| Name: | Oceanic |
| Owner: | Seatramp, Inc. |
| Operator: | Cargo Ships & Tankers Ltd |
| Fate: | Sold, 1 November 1961 |
SS Jasper F. Cropsey was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Jasper F. Cropsey, an American landscape artist of the Hudson River School.
Construction[]
Jasper F. Cropsey was laid down on 19 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2484, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. William Thinschneider, the granddaughter of the namesake, and was launched on 30 June 1944.[1][2]
History[]
She was allocated to the United States Navigation Co., Inc., on 20 July 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 7 April 1947, to United States Navigation Co., Inc. After a name and several owner changes she was scrapped in Italy, in 1967.[3]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/stjohnsriver.htm.
- Maritime Administration. "Jasper F. Cropsey". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/8705.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)". p. 23. http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf.
- "SS Jasper F. Cropsey". http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=Jasper%20F.Cropsey&code=B2484a.
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