SS Hugh J. Kilpatrick

SS Hugh J. Kilpatrick was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Hugh J. Kilpatrick, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of brevet major general. He was later the United States Minister to Chile.

History
United States
Name	Hugh J. Kilpatrick
Namesake	Hugh J. Kilpatrick
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	States Marine Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2480
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$1,161,069
Yard number	44
Way number	2
Laid down	21 April 1944
Launched	31 May 1944
Sponsored by	Laura Consuelo Landa
Completed	22 June 1944
Identification	Call sign: WQFD
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 21 October 1946
United States
Name	Hoosier State
Namesake	State of Indiana
Owner	States Marine Corp
Fate	Sold, April 1955
United States
Name	Transamerican
Owner	American Union Transport, Inc.
Operator	Transamerican Steamship Corp.
Fate	Sold, 19 August 1963
United States
Name	A & J Mid-America
Owner	Mid-America Steamship Corp.
Operator	Pacific Seafarers, Inc.
Fate	Grounded during typhoon, 9 May 1964, sold, 2 April 1965
Liberia
Name	Grand Hope
Owner	Hope Navigation Corp.
Operator	Sea King Corp
Fate	Sold, 1967
South Korea
Name	Union Tiger
Owner	Union Shipping Co. (1967-1968) Hapdong Shipping Co. (1968-1969)
Operator	Livanos, Ltd.
Fate	Scrapped, 1969
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, California) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

Construction

Hugh J. Kilpatrick was laid down on 21 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2480, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Laura Consuelo Landa, granddaughter of the namesake, and was launched on 31 May 1944.

History

She was allocated to the States Marine Corp., on 22 June 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 21 October 1946, to American Union Transport, Inc., for $558,118.52 and renamed Hoosier State. After several name and owner changes she was scrapped in South Korea, in 1969.

Bibliography

• "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
• Maritime Administration. "Hugh J. Kilpatrick". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
• "SS Hugh J. Kilpatrick". Retrieved 24 January 2020.