USAT Sidney H Short
From Our Contribution
 Standard C2 Freighter | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USAT Sidney H Short |
| Owner | US Army |
| Builder | Permanente Metals Richmond, California |
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| Launched | 28 Feb 1944 |
| Completed | March 1944 |
| In service | 25 Mar 1944 |
| Out of service | 21 Dec 1945 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Standard Liberty Ship |
| Tonnage | 10,856 tons |
| Length | 441 feet (134.4 m) |
| Beam | 56 feet (17.07 m) |
| Depth | 28 feet 2 inches (8.59 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x oil burning boilers = 2,500 hp |
| Speed | 10.5 knots |
| Capacity | 44 crew and 30 Naval Armed Guard to operate 1 x 3 inch bow gun; 1 x 4 or 5 inch stern gun; 2 x 37 mm bow guns; and 6 x 20 mm machine guns |
Remarks
Liberty ships formed the backbone of a supply line that enabled the Allies to wage total war against the Axis Powers during World War II. In what has been called "the most stupendous building program the world will probably ever see", some 2,700 Liberty ships — making up nearly three-quarters of the 40 million dead-weight tons of shipbuilding in the United States during the war — were built at an average cost of US$1.6 million each in 18 shipyards.
Soldiers carried
- No. 26 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF - 10:40pm 6 Sep to 7 Oct 1944