History
United States
NameSuedco
NamesakeElectro-Dynamic Company
Owner
  • USSB (1920–1931)
  • Portland California Steamship Co. (1931–1934)
  • Matheson Alkali Works (1934–1935)
BuilderSubmarine Boat Corporation, Newark[1]
Yard number121[2]
Laid down24 November 1919
Launched15 April 1920[3]
CompletedApril 1920[2]
HomeportNew York
Identification
FateBroken up, 30 July 1935
General characteristics
TypeDesign 1023 Cargo ship
Tonnage
Length324.0 ft (98.8 m) registry length[4]
Beam46 ft 2 in (14.07 m)[4]
Draft25 ft (7.6 m)[1]
Depth25.0 ft (7.6 m)[4]
Installed power386 NHP
Propulsion
Speed10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)[5]
Range7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi)[6]
Crew36[7]

SS Suedco was a Design 1023 cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I.

History

She was laid down as yard number 121 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 15 April 1920,[3] completed in June 1920,[2] and named Suedco.[2][8] She was named after Electro-Dynamic Company, (her name being a portmanteau of her manufacturer and her namesake, SUbmarine Boat Electro Dynamic COrporation).[9] In 1931, she was one of 22 Design 1023 ships purchased by the Portland California Steamship Company.[2][10][5] In 1934, she was purchased by Matheson Alkali Works[2] of Saltville, Virginia, a manufacturer of chlorine and caustic soda. In 1935, she was broken up.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McKellar, p. Part III, 74.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 McKellar, p. Part III, 77.
  3. 1 2 The Marine Review 1921, p. 100.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 91.
  5. 1 2 American Documented Seagoing Merchant Vessels of 500 Gross Tons and Over. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1931. p. 57.
  6. ↑ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States. p. 478.
  7. ↑ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States. p. 109.
  8. ↑ The Marine Review 1921, p. 99.
  9. ↑ Speed-up, Volume 6. Submarine Boat Corporation. November 15, 1923. p. 9.
  10. ↑ "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.

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