The SS Argonaut was an Andromeda-class cargo ship, a type C2-S-B1 ship, in commission from 1944 to 1947.
 A Type Andromeda-class cargo ship, a type C2-S-B1 ship
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | SS Argonaut |
| Namesake | Ancient Greek mariner |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration |
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| Fate | Scrapped in 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Andromeda-class attack cargo ship |
| Displacement | 14,200 tons |
| Length | 459 ft 2 in (139.95 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 429 |
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Construction and commissioning
editThe Argonaut was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract as the Maritime Commission type C2-S-B1 hull MC 1182 by the Moore Dry Dock Company at Oakland, California, and was launched on 27 May 1944.[1] She was one of 81 C2-S-B1 type vessels (Breakbulk / Amphibious Attack Transport / Amphibious Attack Cargo / Navy Transport) built by Moore Drydock Company.[2][3]
World War II
editSS Argonaut was operated by Isthmian Steamship Company under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration from 1944 to 1946. There is not much in the way of records for the Argonaut, but California Crew List records show it left San Francisco, California early in June 1944 on a round trip to Saipan via Pearl Harbor and return by the same route on 3 September 1944. In 1947 she was operated by the American South African Line out of New York City. On 12 June 1947 she was sold to the Farrell Lines and renamed SS African Patriot.[4]
Disposal
editOn 14 December 1963, she was placed in the James River Reserve Fleet. In 1973 she was scrapped.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b C2 Cargoships Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ United States Maritime Commission C2 Type Ships
- ^ Outboard Profiles of Maritime Commission Designed Vessels
- ^ California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959; The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco; NAI Number: 4482913; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85