History
United States
NameHugh J. Kilpatrick
NamesakeHugh J. Kilpatrick
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorStates Marine Corp.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2480
Awarded23 April 1943
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost$1,161,069[2]
Yard number44
Way number2
Laid down21 April 1944
Launched31 May 1944
Sponsored byLaura Consuelo Landa
Completed22 June 1944
Identification
FateSold for commercial use, 21 October 1946
United States
NameHoosier State
NamesakeState of Indiana
OwnerStates Marine Corp
FateSold, April 1955
United States
NameTransamerican
OwnerAmerican Union Transport, Inc.
OperatorTransamerican Steamship Corp.
FateSold, 19 August 1963
United States
NameA & J Mid-America
OwnerMid-America Steamship Corp.
OperatorPacific Seafarers, Inc.
FateGrounded during typhoon, 9 May 1964, sold, 2 April 1965
Liberia
NameGrand Hope
OwnerHope Navigation Corp.
OperatorSea King Corp
FateSold, 1967
South Korea
NameUnion Tiger
Owner
  • Union Shipping Co. (1967-1968)
  • Hapdong Shipping Co. (1968-1969)
OperatorLivanos, Ltd.
FateScrapped, 1969
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 Hugh J. Kilpatrick was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Hugh J. Kilpatrick, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of brevet major general. He was later the United States Minister to Chile.

Construction

Hugh J. Kilpatrick was laid down on 21 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2480, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Laura Consuelo Landa, granddaughter of the namesake, and was launched on 31 May 1944.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to the States Marine Corp., on 22 June 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 21 October 1946, to American Union Transport, Inc., for $558,118.52 and renamed Hoosier State. After several name and owner changes she was scrapped in South Korea, in 1969.[4]

References

Bibliography

  • "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "Hugh J. Kilpatrick". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  • "SS Hugh J. Kilpatrick". Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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