SS Junipero Serra
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Junipero Serra |
| Owner | Operated by Sudden & Christenson |
| Builder | US War Shipping Admin |
| Completed | 30 Jun 1942 |
| In service | 23 Jul 1942 |
| Out of service | 1959 |
| Reclassified | Type EC2-S-C1 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Standard Liberty ship |
| Tonnage | 13,910 tons |
| Length | 459 ft (139.90 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19.20 m) |
| Depth | 40 ft (12.19 m draft 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m) |
| Propulsion | 2,500 HP |
| Speed | 11 knots (20.37 km/h) |
| Capacity | crew of 44 plus 12 - 15 gun crew. |
Remarks
Named after Miguel Josep Serra, a Spanish Franciscan friar who was an explorer and missionary. He founded a series of 21 Franciscan Missions in Alta, California. At the completion of the war ownership transferred to the US Department of Commerce, before it was sold in 1959 to be scrapped in Seattle during 1960.
The ship was built in 41 days. Her war service was in the Pacific Ocean, carrying troops and stores from Queensland ports to New Guinea.