SS Patrick B. Whalen

History
United States
Name	Patrick B. Whalen
Namesake	Patrick B. Whalen
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2404
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,044,343
Yard number	189
Way number	1
Laid down	29 January 1945
Launched	15 March 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Leo W. Regan
Completed	30 March 1945
Identification	Call Signal: ANMY
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 19 July 1949
United States
Name	Christiam Bostonian Manhattan
Operator	Atl. Marine Transport Co.
Acquired	19 July 1949
Fate	Sold, April 1952
United States
Operator	National Transocean Carrier, Inc.
Acquired	April 1952
Fate	Sold, November 1952
United States
Name	Seadragon
Operator	Phoenix Steamship Corp.
Acquired	November 1952
Fate	Sold, July 1953
United States
Name	Charles C. Dunaif
Operator	Navigator Steamship Corp.
Acquired	July 1953
Fate	Sold, July 1958
United States
Operator	Cargo Ships & Tankers, Inc.
Acquired	July 1958
Fate	Sold, June 1961
Liberia
Name	Wilderness
Acquired	June 1961
Fate	Sold, March 1967
Notes	Reflagged for US, 4 May 1962
United States
Name	Debbie Mae
Operator	Debbie Mae Shipping Corp.
Acquired	March 1967
Fate	Sold for scrapping, May 1967
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS Patrick B. Whalen was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Patrick B. Whalen, who was lost at sea while he was the 1st assistant engineer on SS Illinois, after she was torpedoed by German submarine U-159, on 2 June 1942, in the Caribbean.

Construction

Patrick B. Whalen was laid down on 29 January 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2404, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Leo W. Regan, and launched on 15 March 1945.

History

She was allocated to the Isbrandtsen Steamship Co. Inc., on 30 March 1945. On 19 July 1949, she was sold to Atl. Marine Transport Co., for commercial use and renamed Christiam and later Bostonian and Manhattan. In April 1952, she was sold to National Transocean Carriers, Inc. In November 1952, she was sold to Phoenix Steamship Corp., and renamed Seadragon. In July 1953, she was sold to Navigator Steamship Corp., and renamed Charles C. Dunaif. In July 1958, she was sold to Cargo Ships & Tankers, Inc. In June 1961, she was sold to a Liberian shipping company and renamed Wilderness. On 4 May 1962, she was reflagged for the US. In March 1967, she was sold to Debbie Mae Shipping Corp., and renamed Debbie Mae. She was sold for scrapping in Taiwan in May 1967.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
• "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
• Maritime Administration. "Patrick B. Whalen". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
• "SS Patrick B. Whalen". Retrieved 19 November 2017.