SS Sidney Lanier

History
United States
Name	Sidney Lanier
Namesake	Sidney Lanier
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Seas Shipping Co., Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1197
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$2,229,005
Yard number	5
Way number	5
Laid down	22 October 1942
Launched	22 May 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Thomas W. Ryan, Jr.
Completed	7 July 1943
Identification	Call sign: KIVG; ;
Fate	Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Astoria, Oregon, 6 December 1946; Sold for scrapping, 14 March 1961, withdrawn from fleet, 25 May 1961;
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 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	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 Sidney Lanier was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Sidney Lanier, an American musician, poet and author.

Construction

Sidney Lanier was

corporate director of the St. John's River SB Co., she was launched on 22 May 1943.^[2]^[1]

History

She was allocated to

Seas Shipping Co., Inc., on 7 July 1943. On 6 December 1946, she was placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Astoria, Oregon. On 22 April 1955, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be prepared for loading with grain under the "Grain Program 1955", she returned unloaded on 2 May 1955. She was sold for scrapping, on 14 March 1961, to Schnitzer Brothers, for $56,785.21. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 25 May 1961.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c MARCOM.
^ ^a ^b St. John's River SBC 2010.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
^ MARAD.

Bibliography

"St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
Maritime Administration. "Sidney Lanier". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
"SS Sidney Lanier". Retrieved 16 December 2019.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

[FOOTNOTESt._John's_River_SBC2010-2] St. John's River SBC 2010.

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

[FOOTNOTEMARAD-4] MARAD.

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