186:
50:
24:
878:
and 490 long tons (500 t) of concrete blocks, the former hospital ship sat in mothballs for 25 years before being offered for disposal in late 1973. The ship was awarded to Max Wender for scrapping on 23 January 1974 for $ 145,115, and was withdrawn from the NDRF and delivered to Wender on 17
714:
on 12 September 1943 and arrived in Key West on 16 September. The ship departed the same day for New York and arrived there on 22 September. On 28 September the ship, carrying a general cargo, joined a convoy headed to
Liverpool, where it arrived on 13 October. Five days later, the
663:
703:), and delivered 17 April 1943, taking 39 days from start to delivery. The ship was initially to be launched on Saturday, 3 April, but had suffered minor damage from a fire the day before.
1286:
1281:
662:, a U.S. Army nurse killed in action in Italy. The hospital ship was initially based in Charleston, South Carolina, and made multiple voyages to ports in England, the
918:
666:, and France. After her homeport was changed to New York in December 1945, she made several more runs to Europe as a hospital ship, then converted to USAT
847:. While in Europe during the third trip, the ship was decommissioned as a hospital ship in April 1946 and returned to New York with a load of Army and
747:, under the then-current policy of naming Army hospital ships after flowers, but never operated under that name. The ship was instead named after
801:
as well, eventually making its way back to
Charleston in January 1945. Throughout 1945, the hospital ship made six transatlantic treks, visiting
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616:
109:
686:
624:
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1168:
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728:
228:
176:
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in April 1946. As a transport, the ship made numerous trips bringing home nurses and military personnel prior to entering the
867:
671:
452:
446:
389:
352:
1122:
1094:
922:
640:
238:
828:
s sixth mission of the year was a return trip to
Cherbourg that ended with a return to its new homeport of New York.
964:
840:
285:
694:
632:
732:
710:
spent the first five months of her merchant career, she spent the last two in the
Atlantic. She sailed from
647:
made her way from
California to New York and from that port made one transatlantic round trip to Liverpool.
620:
743:
for conversion, remaining there until completion on 30 June 1944. The ship was initially assigned the name
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871:
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736:
594:, but never operated under that name. After being decommissioned as a hospital ship, she became U.S. Army
256:
698:
484:
478:
472:
852:
751:
659:
214:
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on, for example, 11 September and 24 November 1947, and 12 February, 24 June, and 16 September 1948.
1296:
636:
413:
97:
1151:
848:
567:
333:
1252:
949:
755:
218:
748:
711:
674:
in 1948. The ship was declared surplus by the Army in 1949, and sold for scrapping in 1974.
358:
211:
396:
650:
In
November 1943, the WSA allocated the ship to the U.S. Army, which converted her to a
587:. When selected for conversion to a hospital ship, she was originally assigned the name
23:
818:
612:
417:
346:
76:
1217:
1180:
777:
moved to its new homeport of
Charleston in August 1944. Sailing later that month, the
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806:
651:
570:
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487:
290:
55:
1042:
1016:
990:
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578:
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317:
836:
770:
754:, a U.S. Army nurse killed in action on 7 February 1944 on the beachhead during
628:
409:
114:
859:
made numerous trips for the Army, primarily between
Bremerhaven and New York.
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in
Virginia. Loaded with permanent ballast of 600 long tons (610 t) of
814:
810:
802:
786:
595:
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875:
844:
697:
on Monday, 5 April 1943 (the same day as another
Calship-built Liberty,
794:
798:
797:. In December, it repeated its previous voyage but also stopped at
763:
693:(Calship) of Los Angeles as a standard Liberty ship. The ship was
727:
In late November 1943 the ship was transferred by the WSA to the
790:
689:
Hull No. 738) was laid down on 9 March 1943 on ship way 7 at
835:
made three sojourns, calling at Cherbourg for a third time,
773:
and back to New York in July on its first mercy mission,
719:
set out for New York, arriving back there on 4 November.
1210:
Property Management & Archive Record System (PMARS)
1173:
Property Management & Archive Record System (PMARS)
735:
hospital ship by the U.S. Army. The ship put into the
1251:. Washington, D.C.: Army Transportation Association.
919:"California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles CA"
658:, she was instead named in honor of First Lieutenant
785:and Liverpool. In October the ship sailed for
635:the following month, the ship was assigned to
8:
1163:
1161:
577:. The ship was completed in April 1943 as
430:562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m) (grain)
1287:Transport ships of the United States Army
942:
940:
433:499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m) (bale)
345:441 feet 6 inches (135 m)
1282:Hospital ships of the United States Army
912:
910:
900:
898:
896:
894:
892:
1123:"Nurse braves storm to help man at sea"
888:
611:, named in honor of American architect
378:27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
965:"Port Arrivals/Departures: West Corum"
805:three times, Naples, Oran, Gibraltar,
485:20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon
18:
1214:United States Maritime Administration
1177:United States Maritime Administration
1095:"Army names nurses killed near Anzio"
855:. Throughout 1947 and into 1948, the
654:. Though initially assigned the name
479:4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun
182:
46:
7:
1149:See the "Shipping—Mails" feature in
947:"Three ships will hit water today".
473:3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun
1216:. 16 September 1949. Archived from
617:California Shipbuilding Corporation
14:
1247:Charles, Roland W. (April 1947).
625:United States Maritime Commission
87:United States Maritime Commission
538:(31,000 km; 20,000 mi)
495:37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1
184:
48:
22:
868:National Defense Reserve Fleet
672:National Defense Reserve Fleet
639:for merchant operation by the
1:
1179:. 17 May 1974. Archived from
969:Arnold Hague's Ports Database
706:Though it is not known where
691:California Shipbuilding Corp.
390:triple-expansion steam engine
110:California Shipbuilding Corp.
33:
1073:Arnold Hague Convoy Database
1047:Arnold Hague Convoy Database
1021:Arnold Hague Convoy Database
995:Arnold Hague Convoy Database
217:, U.S. Army nurse killed at
1132:. 22 April 1946. p. 22
953:. 5 April 1943. p. A1.
851:nurses, and members of the
641:War Shipping Administration
259:, November 1943 – June 1944
239:Army Transportation Service
1313:
1292:Ships built in Los Angeles
1249:Troopships of World War II
1104:. 5 March 1944. p. 17
637:United States Lines, Inc.
503:
306:
98:United States Lines, Inc.
41:
21:
302:Sold for scrapping, 1974
526:24 ft (7.3 m)
322:type EC2-S-C1, standard
307:General characteristics
1169:"Custody Card (front)"
769:After sailing for the
627:(USMC) in early 1943.
357:427 feet (130 m)
351:416 feet (127 m)
16:American hospital ship
1206:"Custody Card (back)"
862:On 22 November 1948,
737:Todd Hoboken Shipyard
505:Differences as USAHS
807:Milford Haven, Wales
490:(AA) cannons and/or,
731:for operation as a
370:57 feet (17 m)
332:7,000 LT
175:Transferred to the
159:after 17 April 1943
1152:The New York Times
1130:The New York Times
1102:The New York Times
853:Women's Army Corps
631:in March 1943 and
568:United States Army
950:Los Angeles Times
925:on 20 August 2008
864:Blanche F. Sigman
833:Blanche F. Sigman
775:Blanche F. Sigman
756:Operation Shingle
752:Blanche F. Sigman
668:Blanche F. Sigman
660:Blanche F. Sigman
601:Blanche F. Sigman
563:Blanche F. Sigman
558:
557:
507:Blanche F. Sigman
257:Todd Hoboken Yard
215:Blanche F. Sigman
202:Blanche F. Sigman
30:Blanche F. Sigman
1304:
1260:
1233:
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1184:(scan of record)
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921:. Archived from
914:
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904:Charles, p. 331.
902:
827:
749:First Lieutenant
741:Port of New York
733:Hague Convention
712:Galveston, Texas
700:Benjamin Cardozo
518:7,933 gross tons
212:First Lieutenant
192:
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1069:"Convoy ON.207"
1067:
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1043:"Convoy HX.259"
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991:"Convoy HK.131"
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831:From New York,
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615:, was built by
397:screw propeller
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870:(NDRF) at the
781:headed to the
729:War Department
724:
721:
717:Stanford White
708:Stanford White
683:Stanford White
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645:Stanford White
613:Stanford White
609:Stanford White
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95:
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27:
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10:
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1277:Liberty ships
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1223:on 3 May 2012
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1240:Bibliography
1225:. Retrieved
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999:. Retrieved
994:
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975:28 September
973:. Retrieved
971:. Convoy Web
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927:. Retrieved
923:the original
866:entered the
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762:landings at
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579:Liberty ship
575:World War II
562:
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546:595 patients
506:
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471:Bow-mounted
466:
416:; 13.2
318:Liberty ship
201:
143:5 April 1943
135:9 March 1943
117:, California
66:
29:
1075:. ConvoyWeb
1049:. ConvoyWeb
1023:. ConvoyWeb
997:. ConvoyWeb
872:James River
837:Bremerhaven
621:Los Angeles
412:(21.3
115:Los Angeles
1297:1943 ships
1271:Categories
1227:30 January
1190:30 January
1136:2008-01-30
1108:2008-01-30
1079:31 January
1053:31 January
1027:31 January
1001:31 January
883:References
879:May 1974.
440:Complement
383:Propulsion
286:Charleston
264:In service
156:In service
124:Way number
849:Red Cross
841:The Downs
815:Cherbourg
811:Avonmouth
803:Marseille
787:Gibraltar
629:Laid down
596:transport
267:July 1944
148:Completed
132:Laid down
36:1944–1946
32:in port,
876:pig iron
845:Le Havre
695:launched
633:launched
623:for the
551:Armament
543:Capacity
461:Armament
425:Capacity
291:New York
280:Homeport
245:Acquired
235:Operator
208:Namesake
140:Launched
94:Operator
73:Namesake
1257:1871625
795:Leghorn
739:at the
643:(WSA).
573:during
534:17,000
515:Tonnage
497:AA guns
329:Tonnage
104:Builder
42:History
1255:
857:Sigman
843:, and
823:Sigman
821:. The
817:, and
799:Naples
793:, and
783:Mersey
779:Sigman
760:Allied
758:, the
589:USAHS
566:was a
561:USAHS
493:2–8 ×
451:21–40
445:38–62
340:Length
200:USAHS
89:(USMC)
28:USAHS
1126:(fee)
1098:(fee)
826:'
819:Horta
771:Clyde
764:Anzio
745:Poppy
656:Poppy
599:USAT
591:Poppy
531:Range
523:Draft
453:USNAG
410:knots
408:11.5
405:Speed
375:Draft
253:Refit
225:Owner
219:Anzio
83:Owner
1253:OCLC
1229:2008
1192:2008
1081:2008
1055:2008
1029:2008
1003:2008
977:2008
931:2008
791:Oran
554:None
447:USMM
414:km/h
395:1 ×
388:1 ×
367:Beam
299:Fate
197:Name
172:Fate
63:Name
619:of
607:SS
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334:DWT
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