SS Niels Poulson | |
---|---|
Career (United States) | |
Name: | Niels Poulson |
Namesake: | Niels Poulson |
Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2371 |
Builder: | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost: | $972,154[1] |
Yard number: | 156 |
Way number: | 4 |
Laid down: | 6 July 1944 |
Launched: | 18 August 1944 |
Sponsored by: | Mrs. W.H. McWhirter |
Completed: | 5 September 1944 |
Identification: |
|
Fate: | Struck a mine off Gorgona, Italy, 6 December 1946 |
Status: | Sold for scrapping, 20 February 1948 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class & type: |
|
Tonnage: |
|
Displacement: |
|
Length: | 441 ft 6 in (135 m) |
Beam: | 56 ft 10.75 in (17.3419 m) |
Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
Installed power: |
|
Propulsion: |
|
Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
Capacity: | 10,800 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
Complement: | 41 |
Armament: |
|
SS Niels Poulson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Niels Poulson, an architect and philanthropist.
Construction[]
Niels Poulson was laid down on 6 July 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2371, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. W.H. McWhirter, and launched on 18 August 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to the Dichmann Wright & Pugh Company, on 5 September 1944. On 6 December 1946, she struck a mine off Gorgona, Italy, and was towed to Leghorn, Italy, where she was declared a constructive total loss (CTL) on 19 December.[1] On 20 February 1948, she was sold, along with 39 other vessels, including her sister ships SS Isaac Shelby and SS Cassius Hudson, for $520,000, to Venturi Salvaggi Ricuperi Imprese Marittime Societa per Azioni, Genoa.[4][5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 MARCOM.
- ↑ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ↑ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ↑ Liberty Ships.
- ↑ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/jonesbrunswick.htm.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". http://www.glynngen.com/nautical/glynn/libertyships.htm.
- Maritime Administration. "Niels Poulson". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/6118.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)". p. 23. http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf.
- "SS Niels Poulson". http://usmaritimecommission.de/.
|
The original article can be found at SS Niels Poulson and the edit history here.