SS James W. Grimes
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS James W. Grimes |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration - US Marine Corps |
| Builder | Oregon Shipbuilding Company, Portland, Oregon |
| Launched | 24 Mar 1943 |
| Completed | 31 Mar 1943 |
| In service | 1943 |
| Out of service | 1946 |
| 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 the war primarily carrying material and troops between Australian ports and islands to our north.
Post hostilities it was laid up at James River and scrapped at Philadelphia in 1972.