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was considered slight, so it did not prevent her from sailing from Antwerp two days later. On 30 December, she left Liverpool for New York and arrived on 13 January 1945. The cargo ship headed south to Hampton Roads and departed for Gibraltar on 7 February. She put in at Gibraltar on 23 February and
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was withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet on 6 July 1954. It is not reported where the ship went or whether it was under her own power, but she reentered the fleet on 17 July, loaded with grain. On 29 October 1956, after a little more than two years, she was again withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet to
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is reported in convoy documents as destined for Halifax along with seven other ships, but other records indicate that the ship arrived at New York with the majority of the convoy on 21 August. Whatever her arrival port, she was recorded as sailing from Halifax on 22 August in convoy HF 72 and
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over the next two weeks. Sailing from there on 14 October, she first sailed to Halifax and then on to Liverpool, where she arrived on 29 October. The freighter's movements over the next two months are not reported in sources.
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two days later. She is next reported as sailing for Halifax on 16 September and then on to Liverpool as a part of convoy HX 257 on 18 September. With her cargo of grain and other cargo,
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had a total of 68 people aboard—8 officers, 33 crewmen, 26 Armed Guard, and 1 passenger—no one was injured in either attack. Authors Benjamin King and Timothy J. Kutta, in their book
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and her three sister ships from GN 64—all loaded with sugar for delivery to the United Kingdom—joined some 56 other ships departing in convoy HX 245, bound for
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Zidell Explorations purchased a lot of three ships for $ 135,000 under contract PD-X-646. The other two ships' names are unreported on the Disposal Card. See:
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with a uniform design intended to be quickly built for wartime needs during World War II. In general, Liberty ships were named after famous Americans, and
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was completed on 22 April, after 36 days fitting out on the water. Her total construction time from keel laying to delivery was 77 days.
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weathered two attacks in the month of December 1944. In the first attack—which occurred on 16 December, the first day of the German
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arriving at Hampton Roads on 15 February but do not report any movements until early May, when she is shown sailing for Liverpool.
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next sailed from New York for Liverpool, Southend, and Antwerp, arriving at the latter port on 30 April. She was at Antwerp on
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detachment. The location of the ship, manner of attack, and circumstances of the two casualties are unspecified in
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s bow section was one of nearly 150 buried in the private Liberty Ship Memorial Park on the banks of Portland's
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departed, KMS 31, came under attack by German bombers which sank three convoy ships on 11 November. See:
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departed from Liverpool as a part of the combined convoys OS 57 and KMS 31. On 9 November, west of
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later in the month awaiting a New York-bound convoy. At about 14:10 on 24 December, a German
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departed again for Liverpool on 11 July as a part of HX 299 and arrived after thirteen days.
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continued for another three months, but no secondary sources report any participation by
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s last reported movement was in convoy ATM 168 from Antwerp to Southend on 28/29 May.
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and the other 34 ships of the convoy reached New York uneventfully eight days later.
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from 5 to 6 September. The next day, she is recorded sailing from the Solent to the
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s convoy, parted company with the other ships and headed into the Mediterranean.
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arrived in Liverpool on 30 September, where she would remain for almost a month.
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and maiden voyage are not reported in sources, convoy records reveal she was at
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manufactured by the Hamilton Engine Company, she was capable of a speed of 11
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between 6 and 21 December. By early January 1944, she had made her way to
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rocket. Postwar, her periods of active service alternated with time in
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for operation out of her homeport of New Orleans. Although details of
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joined the convoy, and two days after that another three joined from
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was the first ship to be hit by V-2 fragments during the war.
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by early December when she was recorded making a roundtrip to
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departed there on 4 August as a part of convoy EN 264 for
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unload the grain, and was returned empty on 6 November.
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and twelve other ships parted from HX 245 to sail to
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invasion of Western Europe. On 24 December 1944, SS
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1088:"The attack on "UNTRUE" (KMS-31), 11 November 1943" 1026:(USMC)) began accepting bids for the scrap sale of 933:rocket exploded overhead, showering the ship with 313:,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., 611:s engine was built by the Hamilton Engine Co. of 1867:World War II merchant ships of the United States 1030:. The sealed bids were opened on 9 October, and 584:) and 56 feet 9 inches (17.30 m) 566:on 17 March after spending 41 days on the ways. 503:became the first ship to be damaged by a German 487:in March, and delivered in April. Powered by a 1789:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 16:World War II Liberty ship of the United States 1477:"Port Arrivals/Departures: Samuel Huntington" 8: 1630: 1628: 1329: 1327: 1325: 1249:"Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans LA" 1196: 1194: 1192: 1190: 1188: 910:—the ship suffered two casualties among her 1155: 1153: 596:. Like all Liberty ships, she had a single 1812:King, Benjamin; Timothy J. Kutta (2003) . 1282: 1280: 1278: 1276: 1274: 355:562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m) (grain) 1298: 1296: 1294: 1292: 1038:was withdrawn from the reserve fleet for 588:. She was electrically welded, and had a 358:499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m) (bale) 258:441 feet 6 inches (135 m) 1242: 1240: 1238: 1236: 1234: 1232: 1230: 472:, then went on to become a statesman in 1471: 1469: 1467: 1465: 1463: 1461: 1459: 1457: 1455: 1453: 1149: 1073: 840:The ship is next reported sailing from 299:27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) 410:20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon 20: 1679:United States Maritime Administration 1647:United States Maritime Administration 1172:United States Maritime Administration 1126:United States Maritime Administration 1020:United States Maritime Administration 746:, like this typical one seen in 1942. 404:4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 54: 7: 1255:. The Colton Company. Archived from 829:, loaded with a cargo that included 398:3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 456:in 1943. She was named in honor of 291:34 ft 8 in (10.57 m) 811:, and from there on 8 January for 112:Delta Shipbuilding Co, New Orleans 14: 1722:Maskus, Frank (27 January 2008). 1024:United States Maritime Commission 442:United States Maritime Commission 988:After the German surrender, the 750:After nearly a month at Methil, 731:, where they arrived on 9 July. 640:Lykes Brothers Steamship Company 634:s 22 April 1943 delivery to the 420:37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 190: 183: 176: 169: 103:Lykes Brothers Steamship Company 56: 24: 1611:American Merchant Marine at War 1090:. Ghost Bombers. Archived from 921:In the second December attack, 538:, a teacher and statesman from 460:, an American teacher who made 205:Scrapped 1963, Portland, Oregon 1816:(1st Da Capo Press ed.). 1: 1481:Arnold Hague's Ports Database 1224:. Retrieved 25 December 2008. 715:, which sank two days later. 598:triple-expansion steam engine 489:triple expansion steam engine 311:triple-expansion steam engine 1748:Browning, Robert M. (1996). 1724:"Liberty Ship Memorial Park" 1701:"Liberty Ship Memorial Park" 1613:. USMM.org. 21 February 2007 1585:Arnold Hague Convoy Database 1559:Arnold Hague Convoy Database 1533:Arnold Hague Convoy Database 1507:Arnold Hague Convoy Database 1436:Arnold Hague Convoy Database 1410:Arnold Hague Convoy Database 1357:Arnold Hague Convoy Database 1202:Lloyd's Register of Shipping 554:(USMC hull number 1033) was 1022:(a successor agency to the 636:War Shipping Administration 93:War Shipping Administration 1888: 1862:Ships built in New Orleans 1018:On 18 September 1963, the 887:was slightly damaged in a 686:After a week at New York, 638:, she was assigned to the 544:Delta Shipbuilding Company 470:American Revolutionary War 450:Delta Shipbuilding Company 448:. The vessel was built by 162:US Official Number: 243144 1783:Cressman, Robert (2000). 1384:Ships in Atlantic Convoys 1032:Zidell Explorations, Inc. 860:sailed from Seine Bay to 765:Saint John, New Brunswick 704:merchant aircraft carrier 511:, until she was sold for 209: 49: 23: 1818:Cambridge, Massachusetts 1220:18 February 2012 at the 700:St. John's, Newfoundland 210:General characteristics 1333:King and Kutta, p. 279. 1253:Shipbuildinghistory.com 1161:"Disposal Card (front)" 1115:"Disposal Card (front)" 817:Hampton Roads, Virginia 665:, fellow Liberty ships 519:Design and construction 225:type EC2-S-C1, standard 1636:"Custody Card (front)" 1211:Scan of page "Til–Ten" 900: 848:on 4 August, and from 747: 558:on 2 February 1943 on 270:427 feet (130 m) 264:416 feet (127 m) 1758:Naval Institute Press 1668:"Custody Card (back)" 1286:Browning, pp. 467–68. 971:Victory in Europe Day 883: 744:transatlantic convoys 737: 1304:"Timothy Bloodworth" 799:had made her way to 600:that drove a single 415:(AA) cannons and/or, 237:10,865 LT  1754:Annapolis, Maryland 1699:Davis, Dan (2006). 1049:The bow section of 895:) rocket attack on 578:gross register tons 283:57 feet (17 m) 1308:Miramar Ship Index 1215:Plimsoll Ship Data 1082:Timothy Bloodworth 1055:Timothy Bloodworth 1051:Timothy Bloodworth 1036:Timothy Bloodworth 1028:Timothy Bloodworth 1012:Timothy Bloodworth 998:Timothy Bloodworth 994:Timothy Bloodworth 990:War in the Pacific 975:Timothy Bloodworth 967:Timothy Bloodworth 958:Timothy Bloodworth 956:The V-2 damage to 951:Timothy Bloodworth 943:Timothy Bloodworth 923:Timothy Bloodworth 908:Ardennes Offensive 904:Timothy Bloodworth 901: 885:Timothy Bloodworth 870:Timothy Bloodworth 858:Timothy Bloodworth 835:Timothy Bloodworth 827:Timothy Bloodworth 821:Timothy Bloodworth 797:Timothy Bloodworth 791:Timothy Bloodworth 784:Timothy Bloodworth 776:Timothy Bloodworth 769:Timothy Bloodworth 760:Timothy Bloodworth 752:Timothy Bloodworth 748: 742:sailed in several 740:Timothy Bloodworth 738:In her career, SS 717:Timothy Bloodworth 688:Timothy Bloodworth 663:Timothy Bloodworth 644:Timothy Bloodworth 629:Timothy Bloodworth 606:Timothy Bloodworth 590:deadweight tonnage 574:Timothy Bloodworth 568:Timothy Bloodworth 562:number 8. She was 552:Timothy Bloodworth 536:Timothy Bloodworth 532:Timothy Bloodworth 501:Timothy Bloodworth 483:in February 1943, 458:Timothy Bloodworth 433:Timothy Bloodworth 83:Timothy Bloodworth 73:Timothy Bloodworth 31:Timothy Bloodworth 1831:978-0-306-81292-7 1767:978-1-55750-087-8 1342:Cressman, p. 283. 1259:on 29 August 2008 1206:Register of Ships 925:was at anchor in 916:secondary sources 912:Naval Armed Guard 899:in December 1944. 428: 427: 165:Code letters KIBU 1879: 1843: 1808: 1779: 1735: 1734: 1732: 1730: 1719: 1713: 1712: 1710: 1708: 1696: 1690: 1689: 1687: 1685: 1672: 1671:(scan of record) 1664: 1658: 1657: 1655: 1653: 1640: 1639:(scan of record) 1632: 1623: 1622: 1620: 1618: 1603: 1597: 1596: 1594: 1592: 1577: 1571: 1570: 1568: 1566: 1551: 1545: 1544: 1542: 1540: 1525: 1519: 1518: 1516: 1514: 1499: 1493: 1492: 1490: 1488: 1473: 1448: 1447: 1445: 1443: 1428: 1422: 1421: 1419: 1417: 1402: 1396: 1395: 1393: 1391: 1386:. 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Index


Liberty ship
SS John W. Brown
Timothy Bloodworth
War Shipping Administration
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company




Liberty ship
DWT
GRT
oa
pp
lwl
triple-expansion steam engine
Hamilton, Ohio
screw propeller
knots
km/h
mph
USMM
USNAG
3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun
4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun
20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon
anti-aircraft
37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1
Liberty ship

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