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Name | James H. Kimball |
Namesake | James H. Kimball |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | American Export Lines, Inc. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2298 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $998,294[1] |
Yard number | 39 |
Way number | 6 |
Laid down | 7 March 1944 |
Launched | 22 April 1944 |
Completed | 16 May 1944 |
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Name | Azuero |
Namesake | Azuero |
Owner | Azuero Cia. Nav., Panama |
Operator | Embiricos Ltd., London |
Acquired | 11 April 1947 |
Fate | Ran aground and broke in two, 24 December 1968 |
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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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SS James H. Kimball was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James H. Kimball, the chief meteorologist in the New York Weather Bureau.
Construction
[edit]James H. Kimball was laid down on 7 March 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2298, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 22 April 1944.[3][1]
History
[edit]She was allocated to American Export Lines, Inc., on 16 May 1944. On 26 November 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Astoria, Oregon. On 11 April 1947, she was sold to Azuero Cia. Nav., for commercial service. On 24 December 1968, she ran aground in River Gironde, after she had engine trouble. She later broke in two and was declared a total loss.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography
[edit]- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "James H. Kimball". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "SS James H. Kimball". Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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