SS Alfred C True
From Our Contribution
 Standard Liberty C2 ship | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Builder | Permanente Metals, Richmond, California |
| Launched | 15 Jan 1944 |
| Completed | 21 Jan 1944 |
| In service | 1944 |
| Out of service | 1947 |
| In service | 1947 |
| Out of service | 1970 |
| Fate | scrapped in 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Liberty EC2 Cargo |
| Tonnage | 10,856 tons |
| Length | 134.57m |
| Beam | 17.3m |
| Depth | 8.5m |
| Propulsion | 2,500 HP |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 4 kmh) |
| Capacity | crew of 44 and 12 - 25 Naval personnel to operate the guns. |
Remarks
Very little information on his ship is available. Given her construction date and the journey listed below, it apears that she was sent to Australia soon after her completion and used to transfer the 2/2nd Australian Forrestry Company to New Guinea.
A Liberty Ship. One of 2,700 built to replace shipping being sunk in the North Atlantic battle with U Boats. Original life span was expected to be five years only.
- One 3 inch bow gun
- One 4or 5 inch stern gun
- Two 37 mm bow guns
- Six 20 mm machine guns