SS Abigail Gibbons

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameAbigail Gibbons
Namesake Abigail Gibbons
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2379
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$930,609 [1]
Yard number164
Way number6
Laid down1 September 1944
Launched12 October 1944
Sponsored byMrs. W. Franklin Brown
Completed25 October 1944
Identification
Fate
General characteristics [2]
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 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS Abigail Gibbons was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Abigail Gibbons, an abolitionist and co-founder of the Women's Prison Association.

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Construction

Abigail Gibbons was laid down on 1 September 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2379, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. W. Franklin Brown, daughter of Edwin L. Jones, and launched on 12 October 1944. [3] [1]

History

She was allocated to American Foreign Steamship Corporation, on 25 October 1944. On 30 September 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. On 7 September 1971, she was sold for $35,424.54 to Union Minerals & Alloys Co., to be scrapped. She was removed from the fleet on 20 September 1971. [4] [5]

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