SS Stephen Beasley was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Stephen Beasley, an American shipbuilder from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the early years of the Republic.
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Name | Stephen Beasley |
Namesake | Stephen Beasley |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | T.J. Stevenson & Co., Inc. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2483 |
Awarded | 23 April 1943 |
Builder | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[2] |
Cost | $1,155,623[1] |
Yard number | 47 |
Way number | 5 |
Laid down | 13 May 1944 |
Launched | 24 June 1944 |
Sponsored by | Eleanor Garrett Bunker |
Completed | 13 July 1944 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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Construction
editStephen Beasley was laid down on 13 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2483, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; sponsored by Eleanor Garrett Bunker, the wife of Rear Admiral Charles W.O. Bunker and the great-great-granddaughter of the namesake, and was launched on 24 June 1944.[2][1]
History
editShe was allocated to the T.J. Stevenson & Co., Inc., on 13 July 1944. On 17 December 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. She was sold for scrapping, 14 March 1961, to Luria Bros. and Co., for $61,789.22. She was removed from the fleet on 28 March 1961.[4]
References
editBibliography
edit- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Stephen Beasley". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "SS Stephen Beasley". Retrieved 24 January 2020.