Difference between revisions of "SS Cleveland Abbe"
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| shipname = SS Cleveland Abbe | | shipname = SS Cleveland Abbe | ||
| − | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = US Government |
| − | | shipbuilder = | + | | shipbuilder = |
| shipyardnumber = | | shipyardnumber = | ||
| shiplaunched = 31 Aug 1942 | | shiplaunched = 31 Aug 1942 | ||
| − | | shipcompleted = | + | | shipcompleted = 1942 |
| − | | shipinservice = | + | | shipinservice = 1942 |
| − | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 1946 |
| shipinservice2 = | | shipinservice2 = | ||
| − | | shipoutofservice2 = | + | | shipoutofservice2 = |
| shipreclassified = | | shipreclassified = | ||
| − | | shipID = | + | | shipID = Hull No. 565 |
| shipfate = scrapped 1972 | | shipfate = scrapped 1972 | ||
| shiptype = US Standard configuration Liberty Ship | | shiptype = US Standard configuration Liberty Ship | ||
| − | | shiptonnage = | + | | shiptonnage = 13,910 |
| − | | shiplength = | + | | shiplength = 139.9m |
| − | | shipbeam = | + | | shipbeam = 19.2m |
| − | | shipdepth = | + | | shipdepth = 12.19m |
| shippropulsion = | | shippropulsion = | ||
| − | | shipspeed = | + | | shipspeed = 15.5 knots |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
A Liberty ship built as a cargo vessel and named after American Meteorologist and advocate of Time Zones, Cleveland Abbe. Her Hull Number was 565. Following the cessation of hostilities the ''Cleveland Abbe'' Laid up in the James River, Virginia was She was eventually scrapped in 1972 at Castellon. | A Liberty ship built as a cargo vessel and named after American Meteorologist and advocate of Time Zones, Cleveland Abbe. Her Hull Number was 565. Following the cessation of hostilities the ''Cleveland Abbe'' Laid up in the James River, Virginia was She was eventually scrapped in 1972 at Castellon. | ||
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| + | Armament<br> | ||
| + | * 1 × single 5 in (130 mm) dual purpose gun mount | ||
| + | * 4 × single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mounts | ||
| + | * 10 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts (AF-11) | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
Revision as of 02:38, 25 August 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Cleveland Abbe |
| Owner | US Government |
| Launched | 31 Aug 1942 |
| Completed | 1942 |
| In service | 1942 |
| Out of service | 1946 |
| Fate | scrapped 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | US Standard configuration Liberty Ship |
| Tonnage | 13,910 |
| Length | 139.9m |
| Beam | 19.2m |
| Depth | 12.19m |
| Speed | 15.5 knots |
Remarks
A Liberty ship built as a cargo vessel and named after American Meteorologist and advocate of Time Zones, Cleveland Abbe. Her Hull Number was 565. Following the cessation of hostilities the Cleveland Abbe Laid up in the James River, Virginia was She was eventually scrapped in 1972 at Castellon.
Armament
- 1 × single 5 in (130 mm) dual purpose gun mount
- 4 × single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mounts
- 10 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts (AF-11)