Difference between revisions of "SS Luis Arguello"
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| image = [[File:SS_Charles_P_Steinmetz.jpg]] | | image = [[File:SS_Charles_P_Steinmetz.jpg]] | ||
| caption = Sister ship SS Charles P Steinmetz | | caption = Sister ship SS Charles P Steinmetz | ||
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| shipname = SS Luis Arguello | | shipname = SS Luis Arguello | ||
| shipowner = U.S. War Shipping Administration | | shipowner = U.S. War Shipping Administration | ||
| − | | shipbuilder = California | + | | shipbuilder = California Shipbuilding Corporation |
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| shiplaunched = 1942 | | shiplaunched = 1942 | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Hull number 679, and the 105th Liberty ship constructed by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Construction commenced 5 Nov 1942 and she was launched 33 days later on 9 Dec 1942. ''Luis Aguella's first arrival in Australian waters was on 18 Jan 1943, and from then until 4 Sep 1945 when she arrived at San Francisco she carried cargo from Australia to destinations to its north. Scrapped at Kure, Japan in 1960 despite being built to last only 5 years. | + | Hull number 679, and the 105th Liberty ship constructed by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Construction commenced 5 Nov 1942 and she was launched 33 days later on 9 Dec 1942. ''Luis Aguella's'' first arrival in Australian waters was on 18 Jan 1943, and from then until 4 Sep 1945 when she arrived at San Francisco she carried cargo from Australia to destinations to its north. Scrapped at Kure, Japan in 1960 despite being built to last only 5 years. |
==Soldiers/ Airmen carried== | ==Soldiers/ Airmen carried== | ||
===Darwin to Morotai via Port Moresby and Biak 17 - 30 Jun 1945=== | ===Darwin to Morotai via Port Moresby and Biak 17 - 30 Jun 1945=== | ||
| + | The majority of No. 6 Repair & Salvage Unit disembarked the following day, | ||
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| + | with the detachment from [[No. 21 Squadron RAAF]] | ||
* [[Vernon Wallace Marsh]] | * [[Vernon Wallace Marsh]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:05, 28 September 2023
 Sister ship SS Charles P Steinmetz | |
| History | |
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| Name | SS Luis Arguello |
| Owner | U.S. War Shipping Administration |
| Builder | California Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Launched | 1942 |
| Fate | scrapped 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | EC2-S-C1 Liberty Ship |
| Tonnage | 10,856 tons |
| Length | 417.6 ft |
| Beam | 56.8 ft |
| Speed | 11 Knots |
Remarks
Hull number 679, and the 105th Liberty ship constructed by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Construction commenced 5 Nov 1942 and she was launched 33 days later on 9 Dec 1942. Luis Aguella's first arrival in Australian waters was on 18 Jan 1943, and from then until 4 Sep 1945 when she arrived at San Francisco she carried cargo from Australia to destinations to its north. Scrapped at Kure, Japan in 1960 despite being built to last only 5 years.
Soldiers/ Airmen carried
Darwin to Morotai via Port Moresby and Biak 17 - 30 Jun 1945
The majority of No. 6 Repair & Salvage Unit disembarked the following day,
with the detachment from No. 21 Squadron RAAF