SS Thomas J. Lyons was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Thomas J. Lyons.
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Name | Thomas J. Lyons |
Namesake | Thomas J. Lyons |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Smith & Johnson Co. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2478 |
Awarded | 23 April 1943 |
Builder | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[2] |
Cost | $1,048,609[1] |
Yard number | 42 |
Way number | 6 |
Laid down | 7 April 1944 |
Launched | 18 May 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Thomas J. Lyon |
Completed | 2 June 1944 |
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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
editThomas J. Lyons was laid down on 7 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2478, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Thomas J. Lyon, the widow of the namesake, and was launched on 18 May 1944.[2][1]
History
editShe was allocated to the Smith & Johnson Co., on 2 June 1944. On 24 December 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Astoria, Oregon. On 2 August 1954, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1954", she returned loaded on 12 August 1954. On 21 November 1957, she was withdrawn to be unload, she returned on empty 26 November 1957. She was sold for scrapping, 10 October 1963, to Zidell Explorations, Inc., for $45,000. She was removed from the fleet on 15 November 1963.[4]
References
editBibliography
edit- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Thomas J. Lyons". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "SS Thomas J. Lyons". Retrieved 21 January 2020.