SS Howard A. Kelly
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World War II Liberty ship of the United States
| Howard A. Kelly in 1947
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| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Howard A. Kelly |
| Namesake | Howard A. Kelly |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Launched | 18 March 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1943 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1969 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Liberty ship |
| Displacement | 14,245 long tons (14,474 t)[1] |
| Length | |
| Beam | 57 ft (17 m)[1] |
| Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)[1] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)[1] |
| Range | 20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) |
| Capacity | 10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)[1] |
| Crew | 81[1] |
| Armament | Stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns |
SS Howard A. Kelly was an American Liberty ship built in 1943 for service in World War II. Her namesake was Howard Atwood Kelly, an influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings.
Design
[edit ]Main article: Liberty ship
Like other Liberty ships, she was 441 feet (134 m) long and 56 feet (17 m) wide, carried 9000 tons of cargo and had a top speed of 11 knots (20 km/h). Most Liberty ships were named after prominent deceased Americans.[2]
Construction and career
[edit ]This particular ship was built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Baltimore. She was launched on 18 March 1943 and commissioned later that year. She was operated as a Merchant navy ship for the United States Shipping Board by A. L. Burbank & Company, Ltd.[3]
She was scrapped in 1969.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f g Davies, James (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Liberty Ships built by the United States Maritime Commission in World War II". usmm.org. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "S.S. Howard A. Kelly, launching, 1943 March 18 | Hagley Museum and Library Archives". findingaids.hagley.org. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Miramar Ship Index
