SS Joseph V. Connolly

SS Joseph V. Connolly was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Joseph V. Connolly.

History
United States
Name: Joseph V. Connolly
Namesake: Joseph V. Connolly
Owner: War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator: South Atlantic Staemship Lines, Inc.
Ordered: as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 3143
Builder: J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[1]
Cost: $845,073[2]
Yard number: 103
Way number: 4
Laid down: 25 May 1945
Launched: 9 July 1945
Completed: 8 August 1945
Identification:
Fate:
  • Caught fire and abandoned, 12 January 1948
  • Sunk in tow, 29 January 1948
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
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:
Speed: 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity: 490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale)
Complement:
Armament:

Construction

Joseph V. Connolly was laid down on 25 May 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 3143, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 9 July 1945.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to South Atlantic Staemship Lines, Inc., on 8 August 1945.[4] On 12 January 1948, while transporting coffins from New York to Antwerp, she caught fire and was abandoned 900 mi (1,400 km) east of New York. She was later taken in tow, 24 January, but broke loose and sank, 29 January.[5]

Wreck location: 40°47′N 52°48′W

References
  1. J.A. Panama City 2010.
  2. MARCOM.
  3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. MARAD.
  5. Wrecksite.

Bibliography
  • "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  • Maritime Administration. "Joseph V. Connolly". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "SS Joseph V. Connolly". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  • "SS Joseph V. Connolly". www.Wrecksite.eu. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2019.


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