SS Christopher Newport

History
United States
Name	Christopher Newport
Namesake	Christopher Newport
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Calmar Steamship Corporation
Ordered	as type ( MCE hull 21
Awarded	14 March 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost	$1,267,658
Yard number	2008
Way number	8
Laid down	25 August 1941
Launched	15 February 1942
Completed	30 March 1942
Fate	Sunk by German submarine U-457, 4 July 1942
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 Clark Bros. Co., Cleveland, 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	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 anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

SS Christopher Newport was a

Virginia Colony, which became the first permanent English settlement in North America. He was also in overall command of the other two ships on that initial voyage, in order of their size, Godspeed and Discovery

.

He made several voyages of supply between England and Jamestown; in 1609, he became Captain of the Virginia Company's new supply ship, Sea Venture, which met a hurricane during the Third Supply mission, and was shipwrecked on the archipelago of Bermuda.

Construction

Christopher Newport was laid down on 25 August 1941, under a

Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; and was launched on 15 February 1942.^[2]^[1]

History

She was allocated to

Calmar Steamship Corporation, on 30 March 1942.^[4]

Sinking

Christopher Newport had set out from

Bear Island.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b MARCOM.
^ ^a ^b Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2008.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
^ MARAD.
^ Uboat.

Bibliography

"Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
Maritime Administration. "Christopher Newport". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
"SS Christopher Newport". Retrieved 17 February 2020.
"Christopher Newport". Retrieved 17 February 2020.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

[FOOTNOTEBethlehem-Fairfield_Shipyards2008-2] Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2008.

[FOOTNOTEDavies200423-3] Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTEMARAD-4] MARAD.

[FOOTNOTEUboat-5] Uboat.

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