SS Jasper F. Cropsey

Jasper F. Cropsey, probably in Belgium
History
United States
Name	Jasper F. Cropsey
Namesake	Jasper F. Cropsey
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	United States Navigation Co., Inc.
Port of registry	Jacksonville
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2484
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida [1]
Cost	$1,116,898 [2]
Yard number	48
Way number	6
Laid down	19 May 1944
Launched	30 June 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. William Thinschneider
Completed	20 July 1944
Identification	US official number 246006 call sign: WRQZ [2]
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 7 April 1947
United States
Name	Jaspar F. Cropsey
Owner	United States Navigation Co
Fate	Sold, November 1948
United States
Name	Jasper F. Cropsey (1948–1949) Oceanic (1949–)
Owner	Panoceanic Steamship Corp.
Fate	Sold, April 1955
* (1955–1957) (1957)
Name	Oceanic
Owner	Tramp Freighter Corp.
Operator	Polarus Steamship Co.
Fate	Sold, 21 March 1957
United States
Name	Oceanic
Owner	Seatramp, Inc.
Operator	Cargo Ships & Tankers Ltd
Fate	Sold, 1 November 1961
United States
Name	Oceanic
Owner	Cargo Ships & Tankers Ltd
Fate	Sold, 29 November 1966
United States
Name	Oceanic
Owner	Hudson Waterways Corp.
Operator	Transeastern Assoc., Inc.
Fate	Sold, 25 August 1967
United States
Name	Oceanic
Owner	US Department of Commerce
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 29 September 1967
General characteristics [3]
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT  DWT 7,176  GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434  t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474  t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, California) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 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	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS Jasper F. Cropsey was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Jasper F. Cropsey, an American landscape artist of the Hudson River School.

Construction

Jasper F. Cropsey was laid down on 19 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2484, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. William Thinschneider, the granddaughter of the namesake, and was launched on 30 June 1944. ^{[1] [2]}

History

She was allocated to the United States Navigation Co., Inc., on 20 July 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 7 April 1947, to United States Navigation Co., Inc. After a name and several owner changes she was scrapped in Italy, in 1967. ^[4]

References

1. St. John's River SBC 2010.
2. MARCOM.
3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
4. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
• Maritime Administration. "Jasper F. Cropsey". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
• "SS Jasper F. Cropsey" . Retrieved 24 January 2020.