SS Suedco was a Design 1023 cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Suedco |
| Namesake | Electro-Dynamic Company |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Submarine Boat Corporation, Newark[3] |
| Yard number | 121[1] |
| Laid down | 24 November 1919 |
| Launched | 15 April 1920[2] |
| Completed | April 1920[1] |
| Homeport | New York |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Broken up, 30 July 1935 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Design 1023 Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 324.0 ft (98.8 m) registry length[5] |
| Beam | 46 ft 2 in (14.07 m)[5] |
| Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m)[3] |
| Depth | 25.0 ft (7.6 m)[5] |
| Installed power | 386 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)[7] |
| Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi)[4] |
| Crew | 36[6] |
History edit
She was laid down as yard number 121 at the Newark, New Jersey shipyard of the Submarine Boat Corporation (SBC), one of 132 Design 1023 cargo ships built for the United States Shipping Board (there were 154 ships of the class built in total).[3] She was launched on 15 April 1920,[2] completed in June 1920,[1] and named Suedco.[1][8] She was named after Electro-Dynamic Company, (her name being a portmanteau of her manufacturer and her namesake, SUbmarine Boat Electro Dynamic COrporation).[9] In 1931, she was one of 22 Design 1023 ships purchased by the Portland California Steamship Company.[1][10][7] In 1934, she was purchased by Matheson Alkali Works[1] of Saltville, Virginia, a manufacturer of chlorine and caustic soda. In 1935, she was broken up.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h McKellar, p. Part III, 77.
- ^ a b The Marine Review 1921, p. 100.
- ^ a b c d McKellar, p. Part III, 74.
- ^ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States. p. 478.
- ^ a b c d e Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States, Year ended June 30, 1923. Washington, D.C.: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation. 1923. p. 91.
- ^ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States. p. 109.
- ^ a b American Documented Seagoing Merchant Vessels of 500 Gross Tons and Over. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1931. p. 57.
- ^ The Marine Review 1921, p. 99.
- ^ Speed-up, Volume 6. Submarine Boat Corporation. November 15, 1923. p. 9.
- ^ "Guide to the Pacific Coast Steamship Companies Collection - Bill of sale of 22 steamships from the Submarine Boat Corporation, September 1931 (with General Supplement v. 7-9)". Online Archive of California. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
Bibliography edit
- McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part III, Contract Steel Ships" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- Marine Review (1921). "1920 Construction Record of U.S. Yards". The Marine Review. 51 (February). New York: 100. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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