History
United States
NameThomas L. Haley
NamesakeThomas L. Haley
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2518
Awarded23 April 1943
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost$1,507,429[2]
Yard number82
Way number6
Laid down8 January 1945
Launched12 February 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Stanley Erwin
Completed24 February 1945
FateTransferred to Greece, 24 February 1945
Greece
NameSpetsae
OwnerGreece
FateSold for commercial use, 17 January 1947
Greece
NameCaptain K. Papazoglou
Owner
  • Stavros S. Niarchos (1947)
  • N. Coumantaros (1947-1949)
  • Stavros S. Niarchos (1949-1954)
Operator
  • Union Maritime & Shipping Co. (1948-1949)
  • Simpson, Spence & Young (1949-1952)
  • North American Shipping & Trading Co. (1952-1954)
FateSold, 1954
Greece
NamePantanassa
OwnerEfploia Shipping Corp.
OperatorG. Lemos Bros.
FateSold, 1961
Lebanon
NameGiorgos Tsakiroglou
Owner
  • Eftychia Cia. Nav. (1961-1964)
  • Efthia Cia. Nav. (1964-1969)
Operator
  • Franco Shipping Co. (1961-1964)
  • Carapanayoti & Co. (1964-1968)
  • Shipping & Produce Co. (1968-1969)
FateScrapped, 1969
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
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 Thomas L. Haley was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Thomas L. Haley, a Merchant seaman killed on the Liberty ship SS Julia Ward Howe, 27 January 1943, when she was struck by a torpedo from German submarine U-442.[4]

Construction

Thomas L. Haley was laid down on 8 January 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2518, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Stanley Erwin, the wife of a prominent Jacksonville physician, and she was launched on 12 February 1945.[1][2]

History

She was transferred to Greece, under the Lend-Lease program, on 24 February 1945. She was sold for commercial use, 17 January 1947, to Stavros S. Niarchos, for $576,758.66.[5]

References

Bibliography

  • "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "Thomas L. Haley". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  • "SS Thomas L. Haley". Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  • "SS Julia Ward Howe". www.Uboat.net. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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