SS Charles W. Stiles
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Name | Charles W. Stiles |
Namesake | Charles W. Stiles |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2380 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $919,945[1] |
Yard number | 165 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 9 September 1944 |
Launched | 18 October 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. P.O. Murphy |
Completed | 31 October 1944 |
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Fate | Sold for commercial use, 28 February 1947 |
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Name | Bygdin |
Namesake | Bygdin |
Owner | Global Transport Ltd. |
Acquired | 28 February 1947 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1969 |
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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 Charles W. Stiles was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Charles W. Stiles, a parasitologist and zoologist at the Bureau of Animal Industry in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (1891–1902), who was later chief zoologist at the Hygienic Laboratory of the US Public Health and Marine Hospital Service (1902–1931).
Construction
Charles W. Stiles was laid down on 9 September 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2380, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. P.O. Murphy, and launched on 18 October 1944.[3][1]
History
She was allocated to Seas Shipping Co. Inc., on 31 October 1944. On 28 February 1947, she was sold for $562,260.11 to Global Transport Ltd., for commercial use. She was reflagged for Panama, and renamed Bygdin.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Charles W. Stiles". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "SS Charles W. Stiles". Retrieved 15 November 2017.