SS Raymond Clapper was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Raymond Clapper, a commentator and news analyst for both radio and newspapers.
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Name | Raymond Clapper |
Namesake | Raymond Clapper |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | T. J. Stevenson & Company, Inc. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2479 |
Awarded | 23 April 1943 |
Builder | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[2] |
Cost | $1,087,111[1] |
Yard number | 43 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 17 April 1944 |
Launched | 22 May 1944 |
Sponsored by | Miss Jane Clapper |
Completed | 13 June 1944 |
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Fate | Sold for commercial use, 12 June 1947 |
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Name | T.J. Stevenson |
Namesake | T.J. Stevenson |
Owner | Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp. |
Fate | Sold, 1954 |
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Name | Shamrock |
Owner | Shamrock Steamship Corp. |
Fate | Sold, 1954 |
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Owner | Niki Cia. Nav., SA |
Fate | Sold, 1965 |
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Name | Elias Dayfas II |
Owner | Volbay Navigation, SA |
Operator | Daymark Shiping Agency |
Fate | Abandoned, 7 May 1966, presumed sunk |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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Construction
editRaymond Clapper was laid down on 17 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2479, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Miss Jane Clapper, the daughter of the namesake, and was launched on 23 May 1944.[2][1]
History
editShe was allocated to the T.J. Stevenson & Co.Inc., on 13 June 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 12 June 1947, to Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp., and renamed T.J. Stevenson. After several name and owner changes on 7 May 1966, named Elias Dayfas II, she was abandoned off the Yucatán Peninsula, near 21°09′N 86°28′W / 21.150°N 86.467°W, after developing leaks. She was taken in tow but later broke loose and was presumed sunk.[4]
References
editBibliography
edit- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Raymond Clapper". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- "SS Raymond Clapper". Retrieved 22 January 2020.