SS Horace H. Lurton

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameHorace H. Lurton
Namesake Horace H. Lurton
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator Cosmopolitan Shipping Company
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1500
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,814,639 [1]
Yard number116
Way number6
Laid down12 July 1943
Launched7 October 1943
Completed19 October 1943
Identification
FateTransferred to France, scrapped, June 1968
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 Horace H. Lurton was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Horace H. Lurton, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Construction

Horace H. Lurton was laid down on 12 July 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1500, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia, and launched on 7 October 1943. [3]

History

She was allocated to Cosmopolitan Shipping Company, on 19 October 1943. On 22 October 1946, she was transferred to the French Shipping Mission, on 6 December 1946, she was sold to them for $544,506. She was scrapped in June 1968. [4] [5]

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