SS J. H. Drummond

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameJ. H. Drummond
Namesake James Hubert Drummond
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator American Export Lines, Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2309
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$1,017,951 [1]
Yard number50
Way number3
Laid down19 May 1944
Launched22 June 1944
Sponsored byGrace Edith Drummond
Completed15 July 1944
Identification
Fate
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameHugo de Groot
Namesake Hugo de Groot
Owner Netherlands
Operator Nederland N.V. Stoomv. Maats, Amsterdam (1947–1950)
Acquired27 November 1946
FateSold, 1950
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameAmstelpark
Namesake Amstelpark
Owner Amsterdam N.V. Reederij, Amsterdam
Acquired1950
FateSold, 1960
Flag of Liberia.svgFlag of Panama.svgLiberia Panama
NameSevern River
Namesake River Severn
Owner International Navigation Corp.
Operator Wm. H. Muller, London
Acquired1960
FateSold, 1965
NotesReflagged for Panama, 1961
Flag of Panama.svgPanama
NameAngelic
Owner Cia. Eleosa Nav
Operator Kronos Shipping Co., London
Acquired1950
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 J. H. Drummond was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James Hubert Drummond, the former mayor of St. Andrews, Florida, now part of Panama City, Florida. [3]

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Construction

J. H. Drummond was laid down on 25 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2309, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was sponsored by Grace Edith Drummond, the widow of the namesake, and launched on 30 June 1944. [4] [1] [5] [3]

History

She was allocated to American Export Lines, Inc., on 20 July 1944. On 23 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Hudson River Group. On 25 July 1947, she was sold to the Netherlands, for commercial use. She was renamed Hugo de Groot and sailed under a Dutch flag until 1960, when she was sold to International Navigation Corp., and reflagged for Liberia, and renamed Severn River. On 25 July 1966, after having been sold to Cia Eleosa Nav., and reflagged for Panama, and renamed Angelic, she ran aground off Nojima Saki, Chiba, Japan, in fog. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss (CTL) and later scrapped at Yokosuka, Japan. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 MARCOM.
  2. ↑ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. 1 2 Drummond 1944, p. 6.
  4. ↑ J.A. Panama City 2010.
  5. ↑ Womack 2013.
  6. ↑ Liberty Ships.
  7. ↑ MARAD.

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