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SS Telfair Stockton

History
United States
NameTelfair Stockton
NamesakeTelfair Stockton
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorR.A. Nichol & Company
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2507
Awarded23 April 1943
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost$920.238,[2]
Yard number71
Way number5
Laid down24 October 1944
Launched23 November 1944
Completed30 November 1944
Identification
Fate
United States
Name
  • Telfair Stockton (1947-1949)
  • Eugenie (1949-1956)
  • Transporter (1956)
OwnerOro Navigation Co.
OperatorGeneral Steamship Corp.
FateSold, February 1956
Liberia
NameTransporter
Owner
Operator
Refit8,636 GRT
FateSold, 1967
Liberia
NameZaneta II
OwnerArger Navigation, Ltd.
OperatorAtlantic Shipping Co.
FateSold, 1968
Liberia
NameSfakia
OwnerIvory Coast Transport Co.
OperatorCommodity Chartering Corp.
FateScrapped, 1973
General characteristics [3]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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
Armament

SS Telfair Stockton was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Telfair Stockton, an American entrepreneur and developer in Jacksonville, Florida.

Construction

Telfair Stockton was laid down on 24 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2507, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; and was launched on 23 November 1944.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to the R.A. Nichol & Company, on 30 November 1944. On 30 April 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California. She was sold for commercial use, 24 April 1947, to Oro Navigation Co. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 29 May 1947[4]

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