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SS Roy James Cole

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History
United States
NameRoy James Cole
NamesakeRoy James Cole
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2403
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$931,476[1]
Yard number188
Way number6
Laid down23 January 1945
Launched28 February 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Kenneth H. Cole
Completed17 March 1945
Identification
Fate
United States
NameNorth Heaven
OperatorMerchants Steamship Corp.
Acquired3 August 1949
FateSold, 4 February 1954
United States
OperatorDelphi Steamship Co.
Acquired4 February 1954
FateSold, September 1954
Liberia
AcquiredSeptember 1954
FateScrapped, 1970
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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
Armament

SS Roy James Cole was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Roy James Cole, who was lost at sea while he was the Chief engineer on SS Expositor, after she was torpedoed by German submarine U-606, on 22 February 1943, in the North Atlantic.

Construction

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Roy James Cole was laid down on 23 January 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2403, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Kenneth H. Cole, sister-in-law namesake, and launched on 28 February 1945.[3][1]

History

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She was allocated to the Blidberg & Rothchild Co. Inc., on 17 March 1945. On 3 August 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Beaumont, Texas. On 2 March 1951, she was sold to Merchants Steamship Corp., for commercial use and renamed North Heaven. On 4 February 1954, she was sold to Delphi Steamship Co. In September 1954, she was sold to a Liberian shipping company. She was scrapped in 1970.[4][5]

References

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Bibliography

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  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "Roy James Cole". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  • "SS Roy James Cole". Retrieved 19 November 2017.