| SS Walter M. Christiansen | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | Walter M. Christiansen |
| Namesake: | Walter M. Christiansen |
| Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator: | American Range Liberty Line |
| Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2511 |
| Awarded: | 23 April 1943 |
| Builder: | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1] |
| Cost: | $920,654[2] |
| Yard number: | 75 |
| Way number: | 3 |
| Laid down: | 15 November 1944 |
| Launched: | 16 December 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Russell Knapp |
| Completed: | 27 December 1944 |
| Identification: | |
| Fate: | Sold for commercial use, 17 January 1951, withdrawn from fleet, 21 February 1951 |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | Sea Comet |
| Owner: | Zenith Steamship Co. |
| Operator: | D.J. Negroponte Inc. |
| Fate: | Sold, 1951 |
| Career (United States) | |
| Name: | Ocean Ulla |
| Owner: | Ocean Transportation Co. |
| Operator: | Maritime Overseas Corp. |
| Fate: | Sold, February 1959 |
| Career (United States) | |
| Name: | Valiant Hope |
| Owner: | Hope Steamship Corp. |
| Operator: | Ocean Carriers Corp. |
| Fate: | Sold, March 1960 |
| Career (Liberia) |  |
| Name: | Ocean Rover |
| Owner: | Pacific Ocean Shipping Co. |
| Operator: | Amerind Steamship Co. |
| Fate: | Sold, 1960 |
SS Walter M. Christiansen was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Walter M. Christiansen, the Chief Engineer of SS W. L. Steed, which was sunk 2 February 1942, by German submarine U-103.
Construction[]
Walter M. Christiansen was laid down on 15 November 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2511, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Russell Knapp, the widow of the namesake, and launched on 16 December 1944.[1][2]
History[]
She was allocated to American Range Liberty Line, on 27 December 1944. On 25 March 1948, she was placed in the Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York. She was sold for commercial use, 17 January 1951, to Zenith Steamship Co.. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 21 February 1951.[3]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. "Walter M. Christiansen". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/11517.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)". p. 23. http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf.
- "SS Walter M. Christiansen". http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=Walter%20M.Christiansen&code=B2511a.
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