SS Suportco was a Design 1023 cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Suportco |
| Namesake | Port of Newark |
| Owner |
|
| Builder | Submarine Boat Corporation, Newark[1] |
| Yard number | 123[2] |
| Laid down | 1 December 1919 |
| Launched | 22 May 1920[3] |
| Completed | July 1920[2] |
| Homeport | New York |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Broken up, 11 February 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Design 1023 Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 324.0 ft (98.8 m) registry length[4] |
| Beam | 46 ft 2 in (14.07 m)[4] |
| Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m)[1] |
| Depth | 25.0 ft (7.6 m)[4] |
| Installed power | 386 NHP |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)[5] |
| Range | 9,450 nmi (17,500 km; 10,870 mi)[6] |
| Crew | 36[7] |
History
editShe was laid down at yard number 123 at the Newark, New Jersey shipyard of the Submarine Boat Corporation (SBC), one of 132 Design 1023 cargo ships built for the United States Shipping Board (there were 154 ships of the class built in total).[1] She was launched on 22 May 1920,[3] completed in July 1920,[2] and named Suportco[2][8] after her builder and the Port of Newark (SUbmarine PORT COrporation).[9] In 1931, she was one of 22 Design 1023 ships purchased by the Portland California Steamship Company.[2][10][5] In 1939, she was broken up by the Boston I & M Company.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d McKellar, p. Part III, 74.
- ^ a b c d e f g McKellar, p. Part III, 77.
- ^ a b The Marine Review 1921, p. 100.
- ^ a b c d e Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States, Year ended June 30, 1923. Washington, D.C.: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation. 1923. p. 110.
- ^ a b American Documented Seagoing Merchant Vessels of 500 Gross Tons and Over. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1931. p. 57.
- ^ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States. p. 478.
- ^ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States. p. 110.
- ^ The Marine Review 1921, p. 99.
- ^ Speed-up, Volume 6. Submarine Boat Corporation. November 15, 1923. p. 9.
- ^ "Guide to the Pacific Coast Steamship Companies Collection - Bill of sale of 22 steamships from the Submarine Boat Corporation, September 1931 (with General Supplement v. 7-9)". Online Archive of California. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
Bibliography
edit- McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part III, Contract Steel Ships" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- Marine Review (1921). "1920 Construction Record of U.S. Yards". The Marine Review. 51 (February). New York: 100. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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