SS John W. Griffiths

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameJohn W. Griffiths
Namesake John W. Griffiths
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator Blidberg & Rothchild Co., Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1548
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$1,384,690 [1]
Yard number30
Way number5
Laid down13 December 1943
Launched9 February 1944
Completed25 March 1944
Identification
Fate
Civil Ensign of Italy.svgItaly
NameDino
Owner Corrado Societe di Navigazione, Genoa, Italy
Acquired7 January 1947
FateSold, 1963
Civil Ensign of Italy.svgItaly
NameImera
Owner Sicilarma Societe di Navigazione per Azioni, Genoa, Italy
Acquired1963
FateScrapped, 1965
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 John W. Griffiths was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John W. Griffiths, a naval architect who was influential in his design of clipper ships.

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Construction

John W. Griffiths was laid down on 13 December 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1548, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 9 February 1944. [3] [1]

History

She was allocated to Blidberg & Rothchild Co., Inc., on 25 March 1944. On 19 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the James River Group, in Lee Hall, Virginia. On 7 January 1947, she was transferred to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her to Corrado Socite di Navigazione, Genoa, Italy, for $544,506, on 10 January 1947. She was renamed Dino. In 1963, she was sold to Sicilarma Societe di Navigazione per Azioni, Genoa, and renamed Imera. She was scrapped in Spezia in 1965. [4] [5]

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