SS Robert J. Banks

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameRobert J. Banks
NamesakeRobert J. Banks
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2392
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$852,457 [1]
Yard number177
Way number1
Laid down21 November 1944
Launched20 December 1944
Sponsored byMrs. George Buchanan
Completed30 December 1944
FateLoaned to Norway, 30 December 1944
Flag of Norway.svgNorway
NameVadsø
NamesakeTown of Vadsø
Operator Nortraship
Acquired30 December 1944
FateSold to the Netherlands, 9 October 1946
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameLibreville
NamesakeCity of Libreville
Acquired9 October 1946
FateScrapped, 1967
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 Robert J. Banks was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert J. Banks.

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Construction

Robert J. Banks was laid down on 21 November 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2392, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. George Buchanan, and launched on 20 December 1944. [3] [1]

History

She was turned over to Nortraship, on 30 December 1944, reflagged for Norway and renamed Vadsø, after the town of Vadsø, Norway. On 9 October 1946, she was sold for $580,118.63, to the Netherlands. She was reflagged and renamed Libreville after the city of Libreville, French Equatorial Africa, now Gabon. She was scrapped in 1967. [4] [5]

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