SS Harald Torsvik

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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
Name
  • Henry B. Plant
  • Harald Torsvik
Namesake
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2502
Awarded23 April 1943
Builder St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida [1]
Cost$955,581 [2]
Yard number66
Way number6
Laid down25 September 1944
Launched28 October 1944
Completed6 November 1944
FateTransferred to Norway under Lend-Lease, 6 November 1944
Flag of Norway.svgNorway
NameHarald Torsvik
Owner Norway
FateSold, 1946
Flag of Norway.svgNorway
NameGrey County
Owner Klaus Wiese Hansen
FateSold, 1951
Flag of Panama.svgPanama
NameAegean Sailor
Owner Cia Nav del Egero
Operator Lemos & Pateras
RefitConverted to M/V, 1960
FateSold, 1960
Flag of Greece.svgGreece
NameKyramorouko
Owner Marafecto Cia Nav
FateSold, 1964
Flag of Greece.svgGreece
NameSpalmatori
Owner Spalmatori Cia Nav
FateSold, 1966
Flag of Greece.svgGreece
NameAnastassios
Owner Astro-Mareante Nav
FateSold, 1967
Flag of Greece.svgGreece
NameStymfalos
Owner Stymfalos SA
FateScrapped, 1968
General characteristics [3]
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 Harald Torsvik was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was first named after Henry B. Plant, an American businessman, entrepreneur, investor involved with many transportation interests and projects, mostly railroads, in the southeastern United States. She was transferred to Norway after launching and renamed Harald Torsvik after Harald Torsvik, a Norwegian lawyer that aided refugees fleeing to England during World War II, he was captured by the Nazis and executed.

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Construction

Henry B. Plant was laid down on 25 September 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2502, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; and was launched on 28 October 1944. [1] [2]

History

She was transferred to Norway, under the Lend-Lease program, on 6 November 1944, and renamed Harald Torsvik. She was sold for commercial use, 10 October 1946, to Klaus Wiese Hansen, for $574,830.27, and renamed Grey County. [4]

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