SS U.S.O.

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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameU.S.O.
Namesake United Service Organizations
Builder Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Laid down29 September 1943
Launched21 October 1943
Completed30 October 1943
FateSold, 1947
General characteristics
Type Liberty ship
Tonnage7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × oil-fired boilers
  • Triple expansion steam engine
  • 2,500 hp (1.9 MW), single screw
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity9,140 tons cargo
Complement41
Armament

SS U.S.O was a Liberty ship of the United States during World War II, named after the United Service Organizations, an organization designed to provide morale to servicemen deployed all around the world.

Built at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland under MC contract (hull number 1811), the ship was laid down on 29 September 1943, and launched on 21 October 1943. The ship survived the war and was sold into private ownership in 1947. However, in 1967, the ship was wrecked and subsequently scrapped. [1]

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References

  1. "Bethlehem Fairfield". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-12-04.