SS Soter Ortynsky
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Name | Soter Ortynsky |
Namesake | Soter Ortynsky |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Wessel Duval & Company |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2331 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $945,007[1] |
Yard number | 72 |
Way number | 4 |
Laid down | 25 October 1944 |
Launched | 27 November 1944 |
Completed | 8 December 1944 |
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Fate | Placed in the James River Reserve Fleet, in Lee Hall, Virginia, 7 November 1945 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 21 December 1959, withdrawn from the fleet, 7 January 1960 |
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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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SS Soter Ortynsky was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Soter Ortynsky, the first Bishop of all Greek Catholics in the United States.
Construction
Soter Ortynsky was laid down on 25 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2331, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; and launched on 27 November 1944.[3][1]
History
She was allocated to Wessel Duval & Company, 8 December 1944. On 7 November 1945, she was placed in the James River Reserve Fleet, in Lee Hall, Virginia. She had been laid up because of the need for $56,500 in repairs.[4]
She was sold for scrapping, 21 December 1959, to Bethlehem Steel, for $75,421. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 7 January 1960.[4]
References
Bibliography
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "Soter Ortynsky". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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