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Liberty ship of WWII

History
United States
NameHendrik Willem Van Loon
NamesakeHendrik Willem Van Loon
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorUnited States Lines
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2482
Awarded23 April 1943
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost$1,180,861
Yard number46
Way number4
Laid down5 May 1944
Launched14 June 1944
Sponsored byEliza Helen van Loon
Completed2 July 1944
Identification
Fate
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS Hendrik Willem Van Loon was a liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Hendrik Willem Van Loon, a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author.

Construction

Hendrik Willem Van Loon was laid down on 5 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2482, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; sponsored by Eliza Helen van Loon, the widow of the namesake, and was launched on 14 June 1944.

History

She was allocated to the United States Lines, on 2 July 1944. On 15 May 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Astoria, Oregon. On 1 July 1954, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1954", she returned loaded on 15 July 1954. On 8 October 1956, she was withdrawn to be unload, she returned on empty 12 October 1956. She was sold for scrapping, 19 April 1965, to Zidell Explorations, Inc., for $46,111.64. She was removed from the fleet on 21 May 1965.

References

  1. ^ St. John's River SBC 2010.
  2. ^ MARCOM.
  3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. MARAD.

Bibliography

MARCOM ships built by St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida, during World War II
Type EC2-S-C1 ships
"Liberty Ships"
Type T1-M-BT1 ships
Klickitat-class gasoline tankers
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