SS Cassius Hudson

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameCassius Hudson
Namesake Cassius Hudson
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2373
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,032,241 [1]
Yard number158
Way number6
Laid down22 July 1944
Launched31 August 1944
Sponsored byMiss Frances Hudson
Completed14 September 1944
Identification
Fate
  • Struck a mine off Gibraltar, 16 October 1946
  • Sold for scrapping, 20 February 1948
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 Cassius Hudson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Cassius Hudson, a Farm Demonstration Agent for the North Carolina Extension Service and developer of 4-H Youth Development programs.

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Construction

Cassius Hudson was laid down on 22 July 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2373, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Miss Frances Hudson, and launched on 31 August 1944. [3] [1]

History

She was allocated to the Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc., on 14 September 1944. On 16 October 1945, she struck a mine off Gibraltar, while sailing for Venice, she was taken under tow but struck another mine and was sunk at 45°32′N13°12′E / 45.533°N 13.200°E / 45.533; 13.200 , near Trieste, Italy. [1] [4] On 20 February 1948, she was sold, along with 39 other vessels, including her sister ships SS Isaac Shelby and SS Niels Poulson, for $520,000, to Venturi Salvaggi Ricuperi Imprese Marittime Societa per Azioni, Genoa. [5] [6]

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