SS Josephine Shaw Lowell

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameJosephine Shaw Lowell
Namesake Josephine Shaw Lowell
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator Luckenbach Steamship Co., Ltd.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2296
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$982,965 [1]
Yard number37
Way number3
Laid down19 February 1944
Launched4 April 1944
Completed3 May 1944
Identification
Fate
Civil Ensign of Italy.svgItaly
NameAlbaro
Owner Societe Italiana di Navigazione, Albaro, Genoa, Italy
Acquired22 January 1947
FateSold, 1963
Flag of Greece.svgGreece
NameAigaion
Namesake Aegean Sea
Owner Aegean Cia. Nav., Panama
Operator Phoenix Maritime Agencies, New York
Acquired1963
FateScrapped, 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 Josephine Shaw Lowell was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Josephine Shaw Lowell, a Nineteenth century Progressive Reform leader and creator of the National Consumers League.

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Construction

Josephine Shaw Lowell was laid down on 19 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2296, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 4 April 1944. [3] [1]

History

She was allocated to Luckenbach Steamship Co., Ltd., on 3 May 1944. On 31 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Hudson River Group. On 15 January 1947, she was transferred to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her for $545,601.37 to Societe Italiana di Navigazione, Albaro, Genoa, Italy, on 22 January 1947, for commercial use. She was renamed Albaro. In 1963, she was sold to Aegean Cia. Nav., Panama, and renamed Aigaion. She was scrapped in Osaka, Japan, in 1968. [4] [5]

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