SS Charles H. Marshall

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameCharles H. Marshall
Namesake Charles H. Marshall
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator Polarus Steamship Co., Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2329
Builder J.A. Jones Construction Company, Panama City, Florida
Cost$921,909 [1]
Yard number70
Way number5
Laid down11 October 1944
Launched17 November 1944
Sponsored byMrs. J. Philo Caldwell
Completed27 November 1944
Identification
Fate
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NamePolarus Pioneer
OwnerPolarus Steamship Co., Inc.
FateSold, May 1951
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameTransamerican
Owner American Union Transport, Inc.
FateSold, October 1954
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
NameGertrud Therese
Owner Rutland Navigation Co.
Operator Transamerican Steamship Corp.
FateSold, 19 September 1959
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NamePacific Thunder
Owner Pacific Thunder Steamship Corp.
OperatorTransamerican Steamship Corp.
FateSold, 11 February 1960
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameTransmariner
OwnerTransamerican Steamship Corp.
FateSold, 7 October 1960
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameSanta Emilia
Owner Liberty Navigation and Trading Co.
Operator J. H. Winchester & Co.
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 Charles H. Marshall was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Charles H. Marshall, an American businessman, art collector and philanthropist who was prominent in society during the Gilded Age.

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Construction

Charles H. Marshall was contracted on 22 April 1943 by the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) with J.A. Jones Construction Company, Panama City, Florida as MARCOM Hull 2329. [1] She was laid down on 11 October 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Clarence Graham, the wife of the assistant work manager of outfitting at JAJCC, launched on 17 November 1944 and delivered ten days later. [1] [3]

History

On delivery on 27 November 1944, Polarus Steamship Co., Inc., New York, were appointed managers of Charles H. Marshall by the War Shipping Administration and she was registered with Official Number 246833 and home port of New York. [4] [5] On 9 April 1947 she was sold to Polarus Steamship and by 1950 renamed Polarus Pioneer. [4] [6]

After a series of sales and name changes she was returned to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) on 23 December 1963, under an exchange program, and placed in the James River Reserve Fleet, in Lee Hall, Virginia. She was sold for scrapping, 22 February 1972, to Eckhardt and Co., for $62,222. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 27 March 1972. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 MARCOM.
  2. ↑ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. ↑ Jones Construction.
  4. 1 2 MARAD 7275.
  5. ↑ MVUS 1949, p. 850.
  6. ↑ MVUS 1950, p. 439.
  7. ↑ MARAD 4410.

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