SS Robert J. Banks
SS Robert J. Banks was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert J. Banks.
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United States | |
Name: | Robert J. Banks |
Namesake: | Robert J. Banks |
Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2392 |
Builder: | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost: | $852,457[1] |
Yard number: | 177 |
Way number: | 1 |
Laid down: | 21 November 1944 |
Launched: | 20 December 1944 |
Sponsored by: | Mrs. George Buchanan |
Completed: | 30 December 1944 |
Fate: | Loaned to Norway, 30 December 1944 |
Norway | |
Name: | Vadsø |
Namesake: | Town of Vadsø |
Operator: | Nortraship |
Acquired: | 30 December 1944 |
Fate: | Sold to the Netherlands, 9 October 1946 |
Netherlands | |
Name: | Libreville |
Namesake: | City of Libreville |
Acquired: | 9 October 1946 |
Fate: | Scrapped, 1967 |
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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
Robert J. Banks was laid down on 21 November 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2392, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. George Buchanan, and launched on 20 December 1944.[3][1]
History
She was turned over to Nortraship, on 30 December 1944, reflagged for Norway and renamed Vadsø, after the town of Vadsø, Norway. On 9 October 1946, she was sold for $580,118.63, to the Netherlands. She was reflagged and renamed Libreville after the city of Libreville, French Equatorial Africa, now Gabon. She was scrapped in 1967.[4][5]
References
- MARCOM.
- Davies 2004, p. 23.
- J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- Liberty Ships.
- MARAD.
Bibliography
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Robert J. Banks". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 18 November 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "SS Robert J. Banks". Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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