SS Louis Bamberger

SS Louis Bamberger was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Louis Bamberger, a businessman and philanthropist, noted for co-founding, with his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

History
United States
Name	Louis Bamberger
Namesake	Louis Bamberger
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2508
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$961,486
Yard number	72
Way number	6
Laid down	28 October 1944
Launched	29 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. George H. Barber
Completed	8 December 1944
Identification	Call sign: ANBS
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 31 October 1947
United States
Name	Horace Irvine
Owner	Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company
Fate	Sold, 1968
Panama
Name	Reliance Amity
Owner	Reliance Carriers, SA
Operator	Hongkong Maritime Co.
Fate	Scrapped, 1971
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 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	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

Construction

Louis Bamberger was laid down on 28 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2508, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. George H. Barber, the wife of a War Shipping Administration (WSA) official, and was launched on 29 November 1944.

History

She was allocated to the Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company, on 31 October 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 31 October 1947, to the Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company, she was renamed the SS Horace Irvine, to transport Weyerhaeuser lumber goods.

Bibliography

• "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
• Maritime Administration. "Louis Bamberger". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
• "SS Louis Bamberger". Retrieved 4 February 2020.