SS George Weems

SS George Weems was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after George Weems, who in 1828, established steamship travel on the Rappahannock River.

History
United States
Name: George Weems
Namesake: George Weems
Owner: War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator: Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
Ordered: as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 918
Awarded: 1 January 1942
Builder: Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[1]
Cost: $1,047,783[2]
Yard number: 2068
Way number: 16
Laid down: 19 August 1942
Launched: 26 September 1942
Sponsored by: Miss Elizabeth Chew Weems
Completed: 7 October 1942
Identification:
Fate: Grounded, 81°1′N 18°25′E, 10 January 1948
Status: Sold to Norway, 10 November 1948
Norway
Name: Myken
Owner:
  • Skibs A/S Mirva (1948—1950)
  • A/S Mirva & A/S Fido (1950)
  • Skibs A/S Mesna & A/S Fidelio (1951)
Operator: Simonsen & Astrup (1948—1951)
Status: Sold, 1951
Panama
Name: Cavolidi
Owner: Halieta Cia. Nav., SA
Operator: Orion Shipping & Trading Co.
Status: Sold, 1953
Panama
Name: Cocle
Owner:
  • Cia Marittima Italo-Panamense (1953—1954)
  • Farwest Maritime Trading Corp. (1954—1959)
Operator: Cia Marittima Italo-Panamense (1953—1959)
Status: Sold, 1959
Panama
Name: White Eagle
Owner: White Eagle Maritime Co.
Operator: Maritime Brokers Inc.
Status: Sold, 1963
Greece
Name: White Eagle
Owner: United White Shipping Co.
Operator: S. Livanos
Fate: Grounded, 32°55′N 118°33′W, 11 October 1966
Status: Declared Total Loss
General characteristics [3]
Class and type:
Tonnage:
Displacement:
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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio)
  • 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:
Armament:

Construction

George Weems was laid down on 19 August 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 918, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Chew Weems, a descendant of George Weems, and was launched on 26 September 1942.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., on 7 October 1942. On 10 January 1948, she was grounded at 81°1′N 18°25′E and declared a Constructive Total Loss. On 10 November 1948, she was sold and transferred to Norway. After several owner and name changes, sailing as White Eagle, she was again grounded, this time on San Clemente Island, California, at 32°55′N 118°33′W, and again declared a Total Loss.[4]

References
  1. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2008.
  2. MARCOM.
  3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. MARAD.

Bibliography
  • "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "George Weems". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  • "SS George Weems". Retrieved 16 March 2020.


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