SS Jasper F. Cropsey

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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameJasper F. Cropsey
Namesake Jasper F. Cropsey
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator United States Navigation Co., Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2484
Awarded23 April 1943
Builder St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida [1]
Cost$1,116,898 [2]
Yard number48
Way number6
Laid down19 May 1944
Launched30 June 1944
Sponsored byMrs. William Thinschneider
Completed20 July 1944
Identification
FateSold for commercial use, 7 April 1947
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameJaspar F. Cropsey
Owner United States Navigation Co
FateSold, November 1948
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Name
  • Jaspar F. Cropsey (1948–1949)
  • Oceanic (1949–)
Owner Panoceanic Steamship Corp.
Operator Orion Shiping & Trading Co.
FateSold, April 1955
*Flag of the United States.svg (1955–1957)
  • Flag of Liberia.svg (1957)
NameOceanic
Owner Tramp Freighter Corp.
Operator Polarus Steamship Co.
FateSold, 21 March 1957
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NameOceanic
Owner Seatramp, Inc.
OperatorCargo Ships & Tankers Ltd
FateSold, 1 November 1961
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameOceanic
OwnerCargo Ships & Tankers Ltd
FateSold, 29 November 1966
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameOceanic
Owner Hudson Waterways Corp.
Operator Transeastern Assoc., Inc.
FateSold, 25 August 1967
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameOceanic
Owner US Department of Commerce
FateSold for scrapping, 29 September 1967
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 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.

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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]

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