SS Edward M. House

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.

History
United States
NameEdward M. House
NamesakeEdward M. House
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorA.L. Burbank & Co., Ltd.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1209
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost$1,534,499[2]
Yard number17
Way number5
Laid down21 August 1943
Launched23 October 1943
Sponsored byMiss Irene F. Long
Completed4 November 1943
Identification
FateSold for commercial use, 7 July 1947, removed from fleet, 15 July 1947
Norway
NameBlue Master
Owner
  • Rederi A/S Vindeggen (1947)
  • Skibs A/S Golden West (1947–1954)
Operator
  • A.F. Klaveness & Co. (1947–1948)
  • J.H.Andersen (1948–1954)
FateSold, 1954
Liberia
NameDicoronia
OwnerBahia Salinas Cia Nav
OperatorGoulandris Bros.
FateReflagged, 1967
Greece
NameDicoronia
FateSold for scrapping, 1970
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

Construction

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.[1][2]

History

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

  1. St. John's River SBC 2010.
  2. MARCOM.
  3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. 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)
  5. MARAD.

Bibliography

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