History
United States
NameThomas Sully
NamesakeThomas Sully
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorCalmar Steamship Corp.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1205
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[2]
Cost$1,772,285[1]
Yard number13
Way number1
Laid down16 June 1943
Launched11 September 1943
Sponsored byMildred Pepper
Completed27 September 1943
Identification
FateSold for commercial use, 30 January 1947, withdrawn from fleet, 5 February 1947
Panama
NameActor
OwnerNeptune Shipping, Ltd.
OperatorTorrey Mosvold, Kristiansand
FateSold, 1949
Italy
NameCitta Di Palermo
OwnerSicilia Soc.di Nav
OperatorCount Salvatore Tagliavia, Palermo
FateScrapped, 1963
General characteristics [3]
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 Thomas Sully was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Thomas Sully, an American portrait painter.

Construction

Thomas Sully was laid down on 16 June 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1205, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mildred Pepper, the wife of Claude Pepper, then Floridas junior United States senator, and launched on 11 September 1943.[2][1]

History

She was allocated to the Calmar Steamship Corp., on 27 September 1943. On 18 May 1946, she was placed in the Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York. She was placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 5 November 1946. She was sold for commercial use, 30 January 1947, to Neptune Shipping, Ltd., for $544,506. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 17 February 1947.[4]

Thomas Sully was renamed Actor and reflagged in Panama, in 1947. She was sold in 1949, to Sicilia Soc. di Nav. and reflagged in Italy, and renamed Citta Di Palermo. She was scrapped in 1963.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c MARCOM.
  2. ^ a b St. John's River SBC 2010.
  3. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. ^ a b MARAD.

Bibliography

  • "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  • Maritime Administration. "Thomas Sully". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  • "SS Thomas Sully". Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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