SS Joseph Carrigan
From Our Contribution
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 Brunei Bay, Borneo. 31 August 1945. Troops lined up, prepared to abandon ship, on board SS Joseph E. Carrigan just after the ship hit a mine en route to Labuan. AWM P02919.003 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Joseph Carrigan |
| Builder | New England Shipbuilding Corp , South Portland, Maine |
| Yard number | (East yard) |
| Launched | 29 Jan 1945 |
| Completed | 28 Mar 1945 |
| In service | April 1945 |
| Out of service | 10 Sep 1945 |
| Fate | mined but recovered and sold as scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Hull No 3103 Type C2-S-B1 ship |
| Tonnage | 7,176 tons |
| Length | 459 ft (139.90 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19.20 m) |
| Depth | 40 ft (12.19 m) draft 25 ft (7.62 m) |
| Propulsion | single screw |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) |
Contents
Remarks
Built to the standard design, her hull was laid down on 29 Jan 1945, launched on 28 Mar 1945, and in Brisbane by August 1945.
On 31 Aug 1945 the Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the South China Sea off Labuan, Malaya. After unloading her cargo and troops she sailed for Manila, Philippines where she was declared a constructive total loss. One officer was crushed by a lifeboat and killed instantly and several other men were wounded as a result of the explosion caused by the mine.
Subsequently sold and scrapped in Shanghai during 1948.
Soldiers carried
Cairns to Labuan via Morotai 12 August to 1 September 1945
The ships journey began in Sydney 1 Aug 1945
Morotai to Labuan 27 Aug - 1 Sep 1945
Same voyage as above