Knowledge (XXG)

SS Frederic W. Galbraith

Source 📝

36: 199: 206: 192: 185: 768: 727: 761: 1705: 754: 746: 781: 557: 111: 1715: 777: 589: 577: 573: 455: 222: 81: 1720: 449: 388: 332: 70: 1561: 1215: 581: 226: 1480: 1649: 1640: 1489: 1658: 670: 1700: 1676: 1667: 1595: 1368: 527: 280: 60: 1242: 1197: 864: 837: 785: 561: 487: 481: 475: 115: 1604: 1332: 1305: 1233: 1170: 1161: 1089: 1044: 1008: 873: 541:
who was instrumental in helping to make the Legion the largest war veterans' organization in the US.
1710: 1507: 1498: 1462: 1444: 1341: 1287: 1125: 1080: 927: 553: 416: 92: 1543: 1525: 1453: 1435: 1386: 1251: 1224: 1188: 1179: 1152: 1134: 1071: 954: 882: 855: 274: 176: 1471: 1395: 1377: 1350: 1314: 1260: 1143: 963: 909: 828: 687: 369: 1534: 1323: 1296: 1269: 1098: 1062: 936: 846: 810: 338: 1567: 1426: 1359: 1278: 918: 900: 891: 585: 531: 399: 233: 584:, North Carolina. On 26 May 1952, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, 1586: 1516: 1017: 819: 420: 392: 326: 708: 1694: 1577: 1417: 1206: 1053: 945: 519: 490: 797: 789: 523: 515: 497: 256: 1622: 1613: 1107: 535: 412: 1116: 1035: 990: 972: 1631: 1556: 1026: 999: 239:
Sold for scrapping, 2 November 1970, withdrawn from fleet, 17 November 1970
981: 306: 295: 198: 538: 205: 191: 624: 622: 184: 592:, for $ 41,137. She was removed from the fleet, 17 November 1970. 310: 299: 750: 576:, on 14 November 1944. On 4 March 1948, she was laid up in the 694:. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration 588:, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 2 November 1970, to 628: 1555: 796: 391:,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., 671:"St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL" 609: 607: 605: 564:, Florida; and was launched on 2 November 1944. 232:Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, 673:. www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010 762: 8: 552:was laid down on 30 September 1944, under a 372:, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 769: 755: 747: 433:562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m) (grain) 436:499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m) (bale) 325:441 feet 6 inches (135 m) 692:Ship History Database Vessel Status Card 556:(MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2503, by the 534:, from 1920 to 1921. He was a decorated 368:2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) 601: 358:27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) 640: 488:20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon 20: 482:4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 32: 7: 1706:Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida 782:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 558:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 476:3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 112:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 613: 14: 652: 590:Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. 530:, the National Commander of the 498:37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 204: 197: 190: 183: 34: 578:National Defense Reserve Fleet 574:South Atlantic Steamship Lines 229:, North Carolina, 4 March 1948 223:National Defense Reserve Fleet 82:South Atlantic Steamship Lines 1: 389:triple-expansion steam engine 375:2,500 hp (1,900 kW) 709:"Specifications (As-Built)" 71:War Shipping Administration 1737: 707:Davies, James (May 2004). 686:Maritime Administration. 629:St. John's River SBC 2010 572:She was allocated to the 245: 91:as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, 27: 23: 1716:Wilmington Reserve Fleet 246:General characteristics 1217:Hendrik Willem Van Loon 688:"Frederic W. Galbraith" 261:type EC2-S-C1, standard 1482:Walter M. Christiansen 528:Frederick W. Galbraith 526:. She was named after 337:427 feet (130 m) 331:416 feet (127 m) 236:, Alabama, 26 May 1952 61:Frederick W. Galbraith 1410:Frederic W. Galbraith 786:Jacksonville, Florida 730:Frederic W. Galbraith 550:Frederic W. Galbraith 511:Frederic W. Galbraith 51:Frederic W. Galbraith 1721:Mobile Reserve Fleet 1491:Grover C. Hutcherson 1028:Elizabeth C. Bellamy 493:(AA) cannons and/or, 273:10,865 LT  16:Liberty ship of WWII 1557:Type T1-M-BT1 ships 1370:Morris C. Feinstone 1001:Napoleon B. Broward 798:Type EC2-S-C1 ships 554:Maritime Commission 350:57 feet (17 m) 1244:William Crane Gray 1199:Hugh J. Kilpatrick 1109:Thomas A. McGinley 866:Richard Montgomery 839:John J. Crittenden 1688: 1687: 1334:Michael de Kovats 1307:Negley D. Cochran 1235:Jasper F. Cropsey 1172:James K. Paulding 1163:George E. Merrick 1091:James L. Ackerson 1046:Royal S. Copeland 1010:Arthur M. Huddell 974:William G. Sumner 875:John Philip Sousa 506: 505: 150:30 September 1944 1728: 1681: 1672: 1663: 1654: 1645: 1636: 1627: 1618: 1609: 1600: 1591: 1582: 1570: 1568:gasoline tankers 1548: 1539: 1530: 1521: 1512: 1509:Harold A. Jordan 1503: 1500:Fred C. Stebbins 1494: 1485: 1476: 1467: 1464:Isaac Mayer Wise 1458: 1449: 1446:Telfair Stockton 1440: 1431: 1422: 1413: 1404: 1391: 1382: 1373: 1364: 1355: 1346: 1343:John H. McIntosh 1337: 1328: 1319: 1310: 1301: 1292: 1289:Alfred I. Dupont 1283: 1274: 1265: 1256: 1247: 1238: 1229: 1220: 1211: 1202: 1193: 1184: 1175: 1166: 1157: 1148: 1139: 1130: 1127:Edward A. Filene 1121: 1118:Frederick Tresca 1112: 1103: 1094: 1085: 1082:Henry S. Sanford 1076: 1067: 1058: 1049: 1040: 1031: 1022: 1013: 1004: 995: 986: 983:Peter Stuyvesant 977: 968: 959: 950: 941: 932: 929:Dwight W. Morrow 923: 914: 905: 896: 887: 878: 869: 860: 851: 842: 833: 824: 815: 803: 771: 764: 757: 748: 742: 740: 738: 723: 721: 719: 713: 703: 701: 699: 682: 680: 678: 656: 650: 644: 638: 632: 626: 617: 611: 209: 208: 202: 201: 195: 194: 188: 187: 166:14 November 1944 42: 39: 38: 37: 21: 1736: 1735: 1731: 1730: 1729: 1727: 1726: 1725: 1691: 1690: 1689: 1684: 1675: 1666: 1657: 1648: 1639: 1630: 1621: 1612: 1603: 1594: 1585: 1576: 1560: 1559: 1551: 1545:Thomas L. Haley 1542: 1533: 1527:James H. Courts 1524: 1515: 1506: 1497: 1488: 1479: 1470: 1461: 1455:Louis Bamberger 1452: 1443: 1437:Isaac M. Singer 1434: 1425: 1416: 1407: 1394: 1388:George E. Waldo 1385: 1376: 1367: 1358: 1349: 1340: 1331: 1322: 1313: 1304: 1295: 1286: 1277: 1268: 1259: 1253:Ethelbert Nevin 1250: 1241: 1232: 1226:Stephen Beasley 1223: 1214: 1205: 1196: 1190:Raymond Clapper 1187: 1181:Thomas J. Lyons 1178: 1169: 1160: 1154:Arthur R. Lewis 1151: 1142: 1136:Richard K. Call 1133: 1124: 1115: 1106: 1097: 1088: 1079: 1073:Andrew Turnbull 1070: 1061: 1052: 1043: 1034: 1025: 1016: 1007: 998: 989: 980: 971: 962: 956:Edward M. House 953: 944: 935: 926: 917: 908: 899: 890: 884:Henry Watterson 881: 872: 863: 857:Robert Y. Hayne 854: 845: 836: 827: 818: 809: 802:"Liberty Ships" 801: 800: 792: 780:ships built by 775: 745: 736: 734: 726: 717: 715: 711: 706: 697: 695: 685: 676: 674: 669: 665: 660: 659: 651: 647: 639: 635: 627: 620: 612: 603: 598: 570: 547: 532:American Legion 400:screw propeller 363:Installed power 221:Laid up in the 203: 196: 189: 182: 158:2 November 1944 40: 35: 33: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1734: 1732: 1724: 1723: 1718: 1713: 1708: 1703: 1693: 1692: 1686: 1685: 1683: 1682: 1673: 1664: 1655: 1646: 1637: 1628: 1619: 1610: 1601: 1592: 1583: 1573: 1571: 1553: 1552: 1550: 1549: 1540: 1531: 1522: 1513: 1504: 1495: 1486: 1477: 1473:Henry B. Plant 1468: 1459: 1450: 1441: 1432: 1423: 1414: 1405: 1402:Henry B. Plant 1397:Harald Torsvik 1392: 1383: 1379:David L. Yulee 1374: 1365: 1356: 1352:Jerry S. Foley 1347: 1338: 1329: 1320: 1316:Anna Dickinson 1311: 1302: 1293: 1284: 1275: 1266: 1262:W. S. Jennings 1257: 1248: 1239: 1230: 1221: 1212: 1203: 1194: 1185: 1176: 1167: 1158: 1149: 1145:August Belmont 1140: 1131: 1122: 1113: 1104: 1095: 1086: 1077: 1068: 1059: 1050: 1041: 1032: 1023: 1014: 1005: 996: 987: 978: 969: 965:Harvey Cushing 960: 951: 942: 933: 924: 915: 911:Rufus C. Dawes 906: 897: 888: 879: 870: 861: 852: 843: 834: 830:Francis Asbury 825: 816: 806: 804: 794: 793: 776: 774: 773: 766: 759: 751: 744: 743: 724: 704: 683: 666: 664: 661: 658: 657: 645: 633: 618: 600: 599: 597: 594: 569: 566: 546: 543: 504: 503: 502: 501: 494: 484: 480:Stern-mounted 478: 472: 470:Varied by ship 465: 461: 460: 459: 458: 452: 444: 440: 439: 438: 437: 434: 429: 425: 424: 409: 405: 404: 403: 402: 396: 393:Hamilton, Ohio 383: 379: 378: 377: 376: 373: 364: 360: 359: 356: 352: 351: 348: 344: 343: 342: 341: 335: 329: 321: 317: 316: 315: 314: 303: 290: 286: 285: 284: 283: 277: 269: 265: 264: 263: 262: 259: 252: 251:Class and type 248: 247: 243: 242: 241: 240: 237: 230: 217: 213: 212: 211: 210: 180: 172: 171:Identification 168: 167: 164: 160: 159: 156: 152: 151: 148: 144: 143: 140: 136: 135: 132: 128: 127: 124: 120: 119: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 89: 85: 84: 79: 75: 74: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 48: 44: 43: 30: 29: 25: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1733: 1722: 1719: 1717: 1714: 1712: 1709: 1707: 1704: 1702: 1701:Liberty ships 1699: 1698: 1696: 1680: 1679: 1674: 1671: 1670: 1665: 1662: 1661: 1656: 1653: 1652: 1647: 1644: 1643: 1638: 1635: 1634: 1629: 1626: 1625: 1620: 1617: 1616: 1611: 1608: 1607: 1602: 1599: 1598: 1593: 1590: 1589: 1584: 1581: 1580: 1575: 1574: 1572: 1569: 1566: 1564: 1558: 1554: 1547: 1546: 1541: 1538: 1537: 1536:Fred Herrling 1532: 1529: 1528: 1523: 1520: 1519: 1514: 1511: 1510: 1505: 1502: 1501: 1496: 1493: 1492: 1487: 1484: 1483: 1478: 1475: 1474: 1469: 1466: 1465: 1460: 1457: 1456: 1451: 1448: 1447: 1442: 1439: 1438: 1433: 1430: 1429: 1424: 1421: 1420: 1415: 1412: 1411: 1406: 1403: 1399: 1398: 1393: 1390: 1389: 1384: 1381: 1380: 1375: 1372: 1371: 1366: 1363: 1362: 1357: 1354: 1353: 1348: 1345: 1344: 1339: 1336: 1335: 1330: 1327: 1326: 1325:John Ringling 1321: 1318: 1317: 1312: 1309: 1308: 1303: 1300: 1299: 1298:Irvin S. Cobb 1294: 1291: 1290: 1285: 1282: 1281: 1276: 1273: 1272: 1271:Filipp Mazzei 1267: 1264: 1263: 1258: 1255: 1254: 1249: 1246: 1245: 1240: 1237: 1236: 1231: 1228: 1227: 1222: 1219: 1218: 1213: 1210: 1209: 1204: 1201: 1200: 1195: 1192: 1191: 1186: 1183: 1182: 1177: 1174: 1173: 1168: 1165: 1164: 1159: 1156: 1155: 1150: 1147: 1146: 1141: 1138: 1137: 1132: 1129: 1128: 1123: 1120: 1119: 1114: 1111: 1110: 1105: 1102: 1101: 1100:Edward W. Bok 1096: 1093: 1092: 1087: 1084: 1083: 1078: 1075: 1074: 1069: 1066: 1065: 1064:Edwin G. Weed 1060: 1057: 1056: 1051: 1048: 1047: 1042: 1039: 1038: 1033: 1030: 1029: 1024: 1021: 1020: 1015: 1012: 1011: 1006: 1003: 1002: 997: 994: 993: 992:James Screven 988: 985: 984: 979: 976: 975: 970: 967: 966: 961: 958: 957: 952: 949: 948: 943: 940: 939: 938:John S. Mosby 934: 931: 930: 925: 922: 921: 916: 913: 912: 907: 904: 903: 898: 895: 894: 889: 886: 885: 880: 877: 876: 871: 868: 867: 862: 859: 858: 853: 850: 849: 848:Sidney Lanier 844: 841: 840: 835: 832: 831: 826: 823: 822: 817: 814: 813: 812:Ponce De Leon 808: 807: 805: 799: 795: 791: 787: 783: 779: 772: 767: 765: 760: 758: 753: 752: 749: 733: 731: 725: 710: 705: 693: 689: 684: 672: 668: 667: 662: 654: 649: 646: 643:, p. 23. 642: 637: 634: 630: 625: 623: 619: 615: 610: 608: 606: 602: 595: 593: 591: 587: 583: 579: 575: 567: 565: 563: 559: 555: 551: 544: 542: 540: 537: 533: 529: 525: 521: 520:United States 518:built in the 517: 513: 512: 499: 495: 492: 491:anti-aircraft 489: 486:2–8 × single 485: 483: 479: 477: 473: 471: 468: 467: 466: 463: 462: 457: 453: 451: 447: 446: 445: 442: 441: 435: 432: 431: 430: 427: 426: 422: 418: 414: 410: 407: 406: 401: 397: 394: 390: 386: 385: 384: 381: 380: 374: 371: 367: 366: 365: 362: 361: 357: 354: 353: 349: 346: 345: 340: 336: 334: 330: 328: 324: 323: 322: 319: 318: 312: 309:(14,474  308: 304: 301: 297: 293: 292: 291: 288: 287: 282: 278: 276: 272: 271: 270: 267: 266: 260: 258: 255: 254: 253: 250: 249: 244: 238: 235: 231: 228: 224: 220: 219: 218: 215: 214: 207: 200: 193: 186: 181: 178: 175: 174: 173: 170: 169: 165: 162: 161: 157: 154: 153: 149: 146: 145: 141: 138: 137: 133: 130: 129: 125: 122: 121: 117: 113: 110: 107: 106: 103:23 April 1943 102: 99: 98: 94: 90: 87: 86: 83: 80: 77: 76: 72: 69: 66: 65: 62: 59: 56: 55: 52: 49: 46: 45: 41:United States 31: 26: 22: 19: 1677: 1668: 1659: 1650: 1641: 1632: 1623: 1614: 1605: 1596: 1587: 1578: 1562: 1544: 1535: 1526: 1517: 1508: 1499: 1490: 1481: 1472: 1463: 1454: 1445: 1436: 1428:Junius Smith 1427: 1418: 1409: 1408: 1401: 1396: 1387: 1378: 1369: 1361:Robert Mills 1360: 1351: 1342: 1333: 1324: 1315: 1306: 1297: 1288: 1280:Henry Hadley 1279: 1270: 1261: 1252: 1243: 1234: 1225: 1216: 1207: 1198: 1189: 1180: 1171: 1162: 1153: 1144: 1135: 1126: 1117: 1108: 1099: 1090: 1081: 1072: 1063: 1054: 1045: 1036: 1027: 1018: 1009: 1000: 991: 982: 973: 964: 955: 946: 937: 928: 920:Thomas Sully 919: 910: 902:William Byrd 901: 893:George Dewey 892: 883: 874: 865: 856: 847: 838: 829: 820: 811: 790:World War II 735:. Retrieved 729: 716:. Retrieved 714:. p. 23 696:. Retrieved 691: 675:. Retrieved 663:Bibliography 648: 636: 571: 562:Jacksonville 549: 548: 545:Construction 524:World War II 516:Liberty ship 510: 508: 507: 474:Bow-mounted 469: 419:; 13.2  298:(3,434  289:Displacement 257:Liberty ship 116:Jacksonville 50: 18: 1651:Sebasticook 1518:John Miller 1019:Owen Wister 821:John Gorrie 641:Davies 2004 536:World War I 415:(21.3  279:7,176  131:Yard number 1711:1944 ships 1695:Categories 1642:Quinnebaug 1633:Piscataqua 1588:Michigamme 1419:C. W. Post 1208:Noah Brown 1055:John Einig 1037:John White 947:Grant Wood 737:31 January 718:31 January 698:31 January 677:31 January 596:References 582:Wilmington 443:Complement 382:Propulsion 227:Wilmington 139:Way number 1597:Nanticoke 1579:Klickitat 1563:Klickitat 788:, during 307:long tons 302:) (light) 296:long tons 177:Call sign 163:Completed 147:Laid down 126:$ 948,517 118:, Florida 95:hull 2503 1660:Kiamichi 1624:Petaluma 464:Armament 428:Capacity 155:Launched 78:Operator 57:Namesake 1678:Truckee 1669:Tellico 1615:Peconic 1606:Nodaway 568:History 539:veteran 522:during 500:AA guns 370:boilers 313:) (max) 305:14,245 268:Tonnage 108:Builder 100:Awarded 88:Ordered 28:History 1565:-class 778:MARCOM 614:MARCOM 586:Mobile 514:was a 496:2–8 × 454:21–40 448:38–62 320:Length 294:3,380 234:Mobile 179:: KYUQ 712:(PDF) 653:MARAD 456:USNAG 413:knots 411:11.5 408:Speed 355:Draft 73:(WSA) 67:Owner 1400:/ex- 739:2020 728:"SS 720:2020 700:2020 679:2020 450:USMM 417:km/h 398:1 × 387:1 × 347:Beam 216:Fate 123:Cost 47:Name 509:SS 421:mph 339:lwl 281:GRT 275:DWT 1697:: 784:, 690:. 621:^ 604:^ 580:, 560:, 333:pp 327:oa 225:, 134:67 114:, 93:MC 770:e 763:t 756:v 741:. 732:" 722:. 702:. 681:. 655:. 631:. 616:. 423:) 395:) 311:t 300:t 142:1

Index

Frederick W. Galbraith
War Shipping Administration
South Atlantic Steamship Lines
MC
St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company
Jacksonville
Call sign




National Defense Reserve Fleet
Wilmington
Mobile
Liberty ship
DWT
GRT
long tons
t
long tons
t
oa
pp
lwl
boilers
triple-expansion steam engine
Hamilton, Ohio
screw propeller
knots
km/h

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.