SS Victor Herbert
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Victor Herbert |
| Namesake | Victor Herbert |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Marine Transport Lines, Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1532 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
| Cost | $1,846,347[1] |
| Yard number | 14 |
| Way number | 2 |
| Laid down | 30 June 1943 |
| Launched | 22 August 1943 |
| Completed | 15 September 1943 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Transferred to France |
| Status | Scrapped 1963 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
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| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | |
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SS Victor Herbert was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Victor Herbert, a composer, conductor, and founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
Construction
Victor Herbert was laid down on 30 June 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1532, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 22 August 1943.[3][1]
History
She was allocated to Marine Transport Lines, Inc., on 15 September 1943. In 1946, she was transferred to France. She was scrapped in 1963.[4][3]
References
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ a b J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
Bibliography
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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