SS Isaac M. Singer

SS Isaac M. Singer was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Isaac M. Singer, an American inventor, actor, and businessman. He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of what became one of the first American multi-national businesses, the Singer Sewing Machine Company.

History
United States
NameIsaac M. Singer
NamesakeIsaac M. Singer
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorMoore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2506
Awarded23 April 1943
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost$917,824[2]
Yard number70
Way number4
Laid down17 October 1944
Launched19 November 1944
Sponsored byMrs. James R.P. Bell, Jr.
Completed27 November 1944
Identification
Fate
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

Isaac M. Singer was laid down on 17 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2506, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. William C. Calvin, the wife of the president of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Shippbuilders of America, and was launched on 19 November 1944.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to the Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., on 27 November 1944. On 20 September 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, along with SS Stephen Furdek, on 13 May 1970, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., for $64,202. She was removed from the fleet, 28 May 1970.[4]

References

Bibliography

  • "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "Isaac M. Singer". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  • "SS Isaac M. Singer". Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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