| SS Robert J. Banks | |
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| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | Robert J. Banks |
| Namesake: | Robert J. Banks |
| Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2392 |
| Builder: | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
| Cost: | $852,457[1] |
| Yard number: | 177 |
| Way number: | 1 |
| Laid down: | 21 November 1944 |
| Launched: | 20 December 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. George Buchanan |
| Completed: | 30 December 1944 |
| Fate: | Loaned to Norway, 30 December 1944 |
| Career (Norway) |  |
| Name: | Vadsø |
| Namesake: | Town of Vadsø |
| Operator: | Nortraship |
| Acquired: | 30 December 1944 |
| Fate: | Sold to the Netherlands, 9 October 1946 |
| Career (Netherlands) |  |
| Name: | Libreville |
| Namesake: | City of Libreville |
| Acquired: | 9 October 1946 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1967 |
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| 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) |
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| Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 10,800 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Complement: | 41 |
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SS Robert J. Banks was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert J. Banks.
Construction[]
Robert J. Banks was laid down on 21 November 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2392, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. George Buchanan, and launched on 20 December 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was turned over to Nortraship, on 30 December 1944, reflagged for Norway and renamed Vadsø, after the town of Vadsø, Norway. On 9 October 1946, she was sold for $580,118.63, to the Netherlands. She was reflagged and renamed Libreville after the city of Libreville, French Equatorial Africa, now Gabon. She was scrapped in 1967.[4][5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. "Robert J. Banks". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/10571.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)". p. 23. http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf.
- "SS Robert J. Banks". http://usmaritimecommission.de/.
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