SS Grant Wood

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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameGrant Wood
Namesake Grant Wood
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator American Export Lines
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1208
Builder St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida [1]
Cost$1,601,410 [2]
Yard number16
Way number4
Laid down6 August 1943
Launched14 October 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Joseph W. Shands
Completed26 October 1943
Identification
Fate
Civil Ensign of Italy.svgItaly
NamePrsolina
Namesake Prsolina
Owner
FateSold for Scrapping, 1970
General characteristics [3]
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 Grant Wood was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Grant Wood, an American painter best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly American Gothic .

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Construction

Grant Wood was laid down on 6 August 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1208, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Joseph W. Shands, of Jacksonville, and was launched on 14 October 1943. [1] [2]

History

She was allocated to American Export Lines, on 26 October 1943. On 15 June 1946, she was laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia. She was sold for commercial use, 4 March 1947, to the government of Italy, for $544,506. She was removed from the fleet on 12 March 1947. Grant Wood was renamed Prsolina and reflagged in Italy. [4]

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