Difference between revisions of "SS Clarence Roberts"
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| shipbuilder = Todd-Houston Shipbuilding Corporation | | shipbuilder = Todd-Houston Shipbuilding Corporation | ||
| shipyardnumber = | | shipyardnumber = | ||
| − | | shiplaunched = | + | | shiplaunched = 8 Nov 1944 |
| − | | shipcompleted = | + | | shipcompleted = 17 Nov 1944 |
| shipinservice = November 1944 | | shipinservice = November 1944 | ||
| − | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 1964 |
| shipinservice2 = | | shipinservice2 = | ||
| shipoutofservice2 = | | shipoutofservice2 = | ||
| shipreclassified = | | shipreclassified = | ||
| shipID = Hull no 2972 | | shipID = Hull no 2972 | ||
| − | | shipfate = scrapped in | + | | shipfate = scrapped in 1964 |
| shiptype = Standard C2 Liberty ship | | shiptype = Standard C2 Liberty ship | ||
| shiptonnage = 9,140 tons | | shiptonnage = 9,140 tons | ||
| − | | shiplength = 441 feet (134.42m) | + | | shiplength = 441.6 feet (134.42m) |
| shipbeam = 57 feet (17.37m) | | shipbeam = 57 feet (17.37m) | ||
| − | | shipdepth = 28 feet (8.53m) | + | | shipdepth = 28.8 feet (8.53m) |
| shippropulsion = single screw | | shippropulsion = single screw | ||
| shipspeed = 11 knots | | shipspeed = 11 knots | ||
| − | | shipcapacity = | + | | shipcapacity = complement 81 |
}} | }} | ||
==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| + | Laid down on 3 Oct 1944, she was launched on 8 Nov 1944 and completed on 17 Nov 1944 | ||
| − | |||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
Revision as of 22:53, 24 November 2021
 Standard C2 Liberty Ship | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Clarence Roberts |
| Builder | Todd-Houston Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Launched | 8 Nov 1944 |
| Completed | 17 Nov 1944 |
| In service | November 1944 |
| Out of service | 1964 |
| Fate | scrapped in 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Standard C2 Liberty ship |
| Tonnage | 9,140 tons |
| Length | 441.6 feet (134.42m) |
| Beam | 57 feet (17.37m) |
| Depth | 28.8 feet (8.53m) |
| Propulsion | single screw |
| Speed | 11 knots |
| Capacity | complement 81 |
Remarks
Laid down on 3 Oct 1944, she was launched on 8 Nov 1944 and completed on 17 Nov 1944
Soldiers carried
- No. 26 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF 2 - 10 Apr 1945 Biak to Morotai.
- Alfred George Playle