User:Bellhalla/SS Joseph V. Connolly
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| Name | SS Joseph V. Connolly |
| Namesake | Joseph V. Connolly |
| Owner | WSA |
| Builder | list error: <br /> list (help) J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida[1] |
| Way number: | 4[1] |
| Laid down | 25 May 1945[1] |
| Launched | 9 July 1945[1] |
| Completed | 8 August 1945[1] |
| In service | 1946 |
| Fate | list error: <br /> list (help) caught fire, 12 January 1948[2] foundered under tow, 29 January 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | list error: <br /> list (help) Liberty ship Z-EC2-S-C5 (Boxed aircraft transport)[1] |
| Tonnage | 10,735 tons |
| Displacement | 14,245 tons |
| Length | 441 feet 6 inches (134.6 m) |
| Beam | 56 feet 10¾ inches (17.34 m) |
| Draft | 27 feet 9¼ inches (8.46 m) |
| Depth | 34 feet 5½ inches (10.5 m) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) Two oil-fired boilers triple expansion steam engine single screw, 2500 horsepower (1.9 MW) |
| Speed | 11 to 11.5 knots (20 to 21 km/h) |
| Range | 19,000 nautical miles (35,000 km; 22,000 mi) @ 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 41 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 1 × 4" gun 1 × 40 mm AA gun 1 × 20 mm AA gun |
SS Joseph V. Connolly was a Liberty ship built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. She was named for Joseph V. Connolly,[3] the late president of King Features and International News Service.[4] After the war she was assigned to the U.S. Army as USAT Jospeh V. Connolly and converted to repatriate the remains of American casualties of the war, becoming the first ship to bring back war dead from Europe. In January 1947, caught fire, was abandoned, and sank in the North Atlantic.
Funeral ship
[edit]On 12 January 1948
In January 1948 USAT General R. E. Callan responded to a distress signal from Army Transport Joseph V. Connolly which was burning at 39°48′N 54°37′W / 39.800°N 54.617°W, some 890 nautical miles (1,650 km) east of New York. Freighters SS Union Victory and Black Diamond each picked up a lifeboat, while General R. E. Callan picked up the remaining two boats. The Army transport stayed with the burning hulk of Joseph V. Connolly until being relieved by Army ocean-going tug LT-788. General R. E. Callan was ordered to Halifax with the survivors. All 46 hands from Joseph V. Connolly were saved by the three ships, while the ship itself was lost.[2]
"The Return of John X". Time. 1947-10-13. Retrieved 2007-12-01. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
"New York Offers Tribute to Returned War Dead". Los Angeles Times. 1947-10-24. p. 1. {{cite news}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
"FIRST U.S. WAR DEAD SAIL FROM BELGIUM". The New York Times. 1947-10-05. p. 36. {{cite news}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
Colley, David (2004). "Prologue". Safely rest. New York: Berkley Caliber. ISBN 9780425198353. OCLC 54974494. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
"WORKMEN REMOVE WAR DEAD COFFINS". The New York Times. 1947-10-28. p. 2. {{cite news}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
"COFFINS OF WAR DEAD TO GO TO 15 CENTERS". The New York Times. 1947-10-27. p. 2. {{cite news}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
Fire and sinking
[edit]"OIL LEAK BLAMED IN CONNOLLY FIRE". The New York Times. 1948-01-15. p. 3. {{cite news}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
"COAST GUARD CREW BOARDS CONNOLLY". The New York Times. 1948-01-24. p. 29. {{cite news}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
"Fire on Connolly Bars Boarding; No Indication of Sinking Is Noted". The New York Times. 1948-01-14. p. 3. {{cite news}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
"$23,000 SAVED FROM SHIP". The New York Times. 1948-02-10. p. 47. {{cite news}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
"Ensign Called Hero". Christian Science Monitor. 1948-01-15. p. 14. {{cite news}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
Willis, Lois Beiswanger (2005). "A Tale of Heroism". In Jean Barto (ed.). Humor, Heartache and Harrowing Tales: Keeping Memories Alive. Victoria, British Columbia: Trafford. p. 225–27. ISBN 9781412053457. OCLC 61426996. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
USCG history of USCGC Bibb (WPG-31)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Colton, Tim. "J. A. Jones Construction Company, Panama City FL, WWII Construction Record". Colton Company. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ a b Adams, Frank S (1948-01-13). "ALL 46 SAVED AT SEA AS FIRE DESTROYS ARMY TRANSPORT; Joseph V. Connolly Survivors Rescued After 13-Hour Tossing in Storm 1,000 Miles Out" (fee). The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE NAMES". Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ "Milestones". Time. 1945-04-30. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
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External links
[edit]- American Cemeteries in Belgium & The Netherlands. Site includes pictures of Joseph V. Connolly loading crated caskets at Antwerp