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United States | |
Name | James H. Courts |
Namesake | James H. Courts |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2516 |
Awarded | 23 April 1943 |
Builder | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1] |
Cost | $1,002,548[2] |
Yard number | 80 |
Way number | 2 |
Laid down | 12 December 1944 |
Launched | 21 January 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. A.H. Laney |
Completed | 31 January 1945 |
Fate | Transferred to Greece, 31 January 1945 |
Greece | |
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Owner | Kassos Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. |
Operator | Rethymnis & Kulukundis |
Fate | Sold, 1965 |
Greece | |
Name | Achilles |
Owner | Cia. Nav. Tierra del Fuego |
Operator | Counties Shipping, Ltd. |
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Length | |
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 James H. Courts was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James H. Courts, a Merchant seaman killed on the cargo ship SS Expositor, 22 February 1943, when she was struck by a torpedo from German submarine U-606.[4]
Construction
James H. Courts was laid down on 12 December 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2516, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. A.H. Laney, the wife of the superintendent of the warehouse at St.Johns River SBC, and she was launched on 21 January 1945.[1][2]
History
She was transferred to Greece, under the Lend-Lease program, on 31 January 1945. She was sold for commercial use, 18 December 1946, to Kassos Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., for $575,339.53.[5]
References
Bibliography
- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "James H. Courts". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "SS James H. Courts". Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "SS Expositor". www.Uboat.net. Retrieved 11 February 2020.