SS Julius Rosenwald

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameJulius Rosenwald
Namesake Julius Rosenwald
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator Blidberg & Rothchild Co., Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1533
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$1,710,928 [1]
Yard number15
Way number3
Laid down7 July 1943
Launched13 September 1943
Completed29 September 1943
Identification
FateSold to Italy, 15 December 1946, removed from fleet, 27 December 1946
Civil Ensign of Italy.svgItaly
NameAssiria
Acquired27 December 1946
FateScrapped, 1963
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 Julius Rosenwald was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Julius Rosenwald, co-owner of Sears, Roebuck and Company, founder of the Rosenwald Fund, and principal founder and backer of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

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Construction

Julius Rosenwald was laid down on 7 July 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1533, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 13 September 1943. [3] [1]

History

She was allocated to Blidberg & Rothchild Co., Inc., on 29 September 1943. On 15 December 1946, she was sold to the Italian Government, for $544,506, which in turn sold her to Adriatica Socite Anon di Navigazione, on 27 December 1946. She was renamed Assiria and scrapped in 1963. [4]

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