SS Art Young

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History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameArt Young
Namesake Art Young
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator A. L. Burbank & Co., Ltd.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2328
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$923,878 [1]
Yard number69
Way number2
Laid down5 October 1944
Launched13 November 1944
Sponsored byMrs.J.Philo Caldwell
Completed22 November 1944
Identification
Fate
  • Placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 30 December 1947
  • Placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Beaumont, Texas, 10 May 1952
  • Sold for scrapping, 31 January 1961, withdrawn from the fleet, 26 July 1961
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 Art Young was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Art Young, an American cartoonist and writer from Illinois. Young is best known for his socialist cartoons in the left-wing magazine The Masses. [3]

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Construction

Art Young was laid down on 5 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2328, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. J. Philo Caldwell, wife of the chief estimator at JAJCC, and launched on 13 November 1944. [4] [1]

History

She was allocated to A. L. Burbank & Company, Ltd, 22 November 1944. On 15 April 1948, she was placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 10 May 1952, she was placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Beaumont, Texas. [3]

She was sold for scrapping, 10 August 1971, to Luria Bros. and Co., Inc., for $43,300. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 30 November 1971. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 MARCOM.
  2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. 1 2 3 MARAD.
  4. J.A. Panama City 2010.

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