Difference between revisions of "SS James W. Grimes"
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| shipname = SS James W. Grimes | | shipname = SS James W. Grimes | ||
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| shipbuilder = Oregon Shipbuilding Company, Portland, Oregon | | shipbuilder = Oregon Shipbuilding Company, Portland, Oregon | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | + | A standard Liberty ship built to transport cargo to war zones. Maiden voyage was from San Francisco to Brisbane in mid 1943. It spent the rest of teh war proimarily carrying material and troops between Australian ports and islands to our north. | |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ===Brisbane to Port Moresby, PNG 2 -21 | + | ===Brisbane to Port Moresby, PNG via Townsville 2 -21 August 1943=== |
* [[Roy Alva Stirling]] | * [[Roy Alva Stirling]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 20:13, 5 January 2023
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| History | |
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| Name | SS James W. Grimes |
| Owner | US Marine Corps |
| Builder | Oregon Shipbuilding Company, Portland, Oregon |
| Launched | 24 Mar 1943 |
| Completed | Apr 1943 |
| In service | 1943 |
| Fate | scrapped 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Libety ship type EC2-S-C1 |
| Tonnage | 7,176 tons |
| Length | 134.57m |
| Beam | 17.3m |
| Depth | 8.5m |
| Propulsion | single screw |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
Remarks
A standard Liberty ship built to transport cargo to war zones. Maiden voyage was from San Francisco to Brisbane in mid 1943. It spent the rest of teh war proimarily carrying material and troops between Australian ports and islands to our north.