SS Edward M. House
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Edward M. House |
| Namesake | Edward M. House |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | A.L. Burbank & Co., Ltd. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1209 |
| Builder | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[2] |
| Cost | $1,534,499[1] |
| Yard number | 17 |
| Way number | 5 |
| Laid down | 21 August 1943 |
| Launched | 23 October 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Irene F. Long |
| Completed | 4 November 1943 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Sold for commercial use, 7 July 1947, removed from fleet, 15 July 1947 |
 Norway | |
| Name | Blue Master |
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| Fate | Sold, 1954 |
 Liberia | |
| Name | Dicoronia |
| Owner | Bahia Salinas Cia Nav |
| Operator | Goulandris Bros. |
| Fate | Reflagged, 1967 |
 Greece | |
| Name | Dicoronia |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1970 |
| General characteristics [3] | |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Edward M. House was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Edward M. House, an American diplomat, and an adviser to President Woodrow Wilson.
Construction[edit]
Edward M. House was laid down on 21 August 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1209, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Miss Irene F. Long, the confidential assistant to Rear Admiral Howard L. Vickery, and was launched on 23 October 1943.[2][1]
History[edit]
She was allocated to A. L. Burbank & Company, Ltd, on 4 November 1943. She took part in the invasion of Normandy, June 1944.[4] On 30 June 1944, Edward M. House was torpedoed or mined in the English Channel. On 20 February 1946, she was allocated to the Japanese government until 16 December 1946, when she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Astoria, Oregon. She was sold for commercial use, 7 July 1947, to Rederi A/S Vindeggen. She was removed from the fleet on 15 July 1947. Edward M. House was renamed Blue Master and reflagged in Norway. In 1954, she was sold to Bahia Salinas Cia Nav, and reflagged in Liberia. In 1967, she was reflagged in Greece, and sold for scrapping in 1970.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ a b St. John's River SBC 2010.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ Dresser, Lewis S. "An Informal History Of The 113th Signal Radio Intelligence Company". Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ MARAD.
Bibliography[edit]
- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "Edward M. House". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- "SS Edward M. House". Retrieved 31 December 2019.