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Liberty ship of WWII

History
United States
NameThomas L. Haley
NamesakeThomas L. Haley
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2518
Awarded23 April 1943
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost$1,507,429
Yard number82
Way number6
Laid down8 January 1945
Launched12 February 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Stanley Erwin
Completed24 February 1945
FateTransferred to Greece, 24 February 1945
Greece
NameSpetsae
OwnerGreece
FateSold for commercial use, 17 January 1947
Greece
NameCaptain K. Papazoglou
Owner
Operator
FateSold, 1954
Greece
NamePantanassa
OwnerEfploia Shipping Corp.
OperatorG. Lemos Bros.
FateSold, 1961
Lebanon
NameGiorgos Tsakiroglou
Owner
Operator
FateScrapped, 1969
General characteristics
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 m) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS Thomas L. Haley was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Thomas L. Haley, a Merchant seaman killed on the Liberty ship SS Julia Ward Howe, 27 January 1943, when she was struck by a torpedo from German submarine U-442.

Construction

Thomas L. Haley was laid down on 8 January 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2518, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Stanley Erwin, the wife of a prominent Jacksonville physician, and she was launched on 12 February 1945.

History

She was transferred to Greece, under the Lend-Lease program, on 24 February 1945. She was sold for commercial use, 17 January 1947, to Stavros S. Niarchos, for $576,758.66.

References

  1. ^ St. John's River SBC 2010.
  2. ^ MARCOM.
  3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. Uboat.
  5. MARAD.

Bibliography

MARCOM ships built by St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida, during World War II
Type EC2-S-C1 ships
"Liberty Ships"
Type T1-M-BT1 ships
Klickitat-class gasoline tankers
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