SS Thaddeus Kosciuszko

History
United States
Name	Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Namesake	Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Grace Line Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 926
Awarded	30 January 1942
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland [1]
Cost	$1,065,258 [2]
Yard number	2076
Way number	16
Laid down	2 November 1942
Launched	28 November 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. George P. Welzant
Completed	12 December 1942
Identification	Call sign: KJJF [2]
Fate	Sold, 1947, wrecked 1962
General characteristics [3]
Class & type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT  DWT 7,176  GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434  t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474  t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Ellicott Machine Corp., Baltimore, Maryland) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 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	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS Thaddeus Kosciuszko was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish military engineer, statesman, and military leader who fought on the US side in the American Revolutionary War.

Construction

Thaddeus Kosciuszko was laid down on 2 November 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 926, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. George P. Welzant, and was launched on 28 November 1942. ^{[1] [2]}

History

She was allocated to Grace Line Inc., on 15 December 1942. ^[4]

On 9 April 1947, she was purchased by Baltimor Insular Line, and renamed Marina. In December 1954, she was sold and reflagged in Liberia. She was wrecked and repaired in 1956, then wrecked and abandoned in 1962. ^{[4] [1]}

References

1. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2021.
2. MARCOM.
3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
4. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
• Maritime Administration. "Thaddeus Kosciuszko". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
• "SS Thaddeus Kosciuszko" . Retrieved 28 May 2021.