SS A. B. Hammond was a liberty ship built by California Shipbuilding Corporation of Los Angeles, and delivered in February 1944, to the War Shipping Administration (WSA).[2]

SS A. B. Hammond
History
United States
NameA. B. Hammond
NamesakeAndrew B. Hammond
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorHammond Shipping Co. Ltd.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 2558
Awarded20 April 1943
BuilderCalifornia Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles
Cost$950,330
Yard number289
Way number12
Laid down23 December 1943
Launched21 January 1944
Completed8 February 1944
FateScrapped, 1963
General characteristics [1]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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
Armament

SS A. B. Hammond is named after Andrew B. Hammond, owner of the Hammond Lumber Company and Hammond Shipping Co. Ltd. During World War II Hammond Shipping Company was active in charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. The ship was run by its Hammond Shipping Company crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio. Hammond Shipping Co. Ltd. operated both Liberty and Victory ships.[3][4]

In 1947 the War Shipping Administration sold the ship for private use. She was scrapped in 1963, following grounding damage.[5]

Names and flags

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  • 1947 – Renamed "MARIO II" by Constantine Koniadlidis of MontevideoUruguay flag
  • 1948 – Renamed "ENSENADA" by Cia de Nav, of Ensenada, Panama (S. G. Embiricos, London)
  • 1959 – Renamed "CESTOS" Zenith Transportation Corporation, of Liberia Flag, (Fratelli Delfino, Genoa)
  • 1961 – Renamed "NICOLAOS TSAVLIRIS" Nigean Shipping Company, of Panama – Greek flag (Tsavliris Maritime Company, Piraeus)
  • 1963 – Scrapped – Turkey after grounding damage at Kilyos, Black Sea.

Citations

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  1. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  2. ^ "Liberty ships built by California Shipbuilding, Terminal Island, CA". usmm.org. 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Sea Lane Vigilantes". www.armed-guard.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ^ World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD [1] Archived 14 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Liberty Ships – A". mariners-l.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

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