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SS Francisco Coronado

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SS Francisco Coronado
History
United States
NameFrancisco Coronado
NamesakeFrancisco Vázquez de Coronado
OperatorPacific-Atlantic Steamship Company
BuilderKaiser Shipbuilding Company
Way number1748
Laid down18 November 1942
Launched11 January 1943
Completed20 January 1943
DecommissionedMarch 1962
FateScrapped 1962
General characteristics [1]
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 Francisco Coronado was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. The ship was named after Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján, a Spanish conquistador who explored the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542. The ship was built at the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company's shipyard at Vancouver, Washington.

Service history

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SS Francisco Coronado was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under contract number 394 from Kaiser Shipbuilding's Vancouver Shipyard as Yard number 42. She was operated by Pacific-Atlantic Steamship Company under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. [2][3][4][5][a] The ship was laid down on 18 November 1942.[7] She was launched on 5 January 1943[2] and was completed on 20 January 1943. [7]

The ship was sold for demolition to Patapsco Scrap Company on 9 March 1959,[2] and broken up at Baltimore in March 1962.[2][3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Another Kaiser yard, Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, was awarded Maritime Commission contract number 1748, to be named Francisco Coronado (Yard number 674), but this contract was cancelled.[6]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  2. ^ a b c d "2242786". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b Colton, Tim. "Kaiser Vancouver". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ Lloyd's Register of Ships: Steamships and motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1945. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ Sawyer, Leonard; Mitchell, William (1970). The Liberty Ships. Cornell Maritime Press. p. 88. ISBN 9780870331527. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. ^ Colton, Tim. "Oregon Shipbuilding". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b Davies 2004, p. 127.

Bibliography

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