SS Barney Kirschbaum

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Barney Kirschbaum, probably in the Scheldt
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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameBarney Kirschbaum
Namesake Barney Kirschbaum
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2348
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida [1]
Cost$1,023,236 [2]
Yard number89
Way number4
Laid down15 February 1945
Launched30 March 1945
Completed13 April 1945
Identification
Fate
General characteristics [3]
Class & 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)
Capacity490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS Barney Kirschbaum was a Liberty ship, built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Barney Kirschbaum, the Master of the US merchant ship Collingsworth. Kirschbaum was killed when the ship was torpedoed by U-124, 9 January 1943. [4]

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Construction

Barney Kirschbaum was laid down on 15 February 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2348, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 30 March 1945. [1] [2]

History

She was allocated to Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company, on 21 March 1945. On 14 June 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York. On 17 August 1953, she was placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 9 June 1972, to Pinto Island Metals Co., for $32,500. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 13 February 1973. [4]

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