SS Negley D. Cochran
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Name | Negley D. Cochran |
Namesake | Negley D. Cochran |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Smith & Johnson Co. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2492 |
Awarded | 23 April 1943 |
Builder | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[2] |
Cost | $1,065,039[1] |
Yard number | 56 |
Way number | 2 |
Laid down | 19 July 1944 |
Launched | 29 August 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Abraham Hurwitz |
Completed | 10 September 1944 |
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Fate | Sold for commercial use, 6 February 1947 |
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Name | Negley D. Cochran |
Owner | States Marine Corp. |
Fate | Sold, 12 August 1947 |
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Name | Global Trader |
Owner | Global Transport, Ltd. |
Fate | Sold, 1947 |
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Name | Surna |
Owner | Skibs A/S |
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Fate | Sold, 1959 |
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Name | Maringa |
Owner | Namdal Shipping & Trading Co. |
Operator | Carl Aune & Cia |
Fate | Sold, 1960 |
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Name | Maringa |
Owner | Companhia Nav.e Comercio Pan-Americana |
Fate | Sank off Brazil, 16 June 1969 |
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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 Negley D. Cochran was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Negley D. Cochran, an American newspaper editor and owner of The Toledo Bee newspaper.
Construction
[edit]Negley D. Cochran was laid down on 19 July 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2492, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Abraham Hurwitz, the wife of the editor of the Jacksonville Journal, and was launched on 29 August 1944.[2][1]
History
[edit]She was allocated to the Smith & Johnson Co., on 10 September 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 6 February 1946, to States Marine Corp., for $558,923.86. After several owner and name changes, on 16 June 1969, named Maringa, she sank off of Brazil at 11°30′S 37°15′W / 11.500°S 37.250°W.[4][5]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Negley D. Cochran". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "SS Negley D. Cochran". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "Negley D. Cochran USS (1944~1947) Maringa SS (+1969)". 3 November 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2020.