SS Howard A. Kelly
World War II Liberty ship of the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SS Howard A. Kelly was an American Liberty ship built in 1943 for service in World War II. Her namesake was Howard Atwood Kelly, an influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings.
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Howard A. Kelly in 1947 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Howard A. Kelly |
Namesake | Howard A. Kelly |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
Launched | 18 March 1943 |
Commissioned | 1943 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1969 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Liberty ship |
Displacement | 14,245 long tons (14,474 t)[1] |
Length | |
Beam | 57 ft (17 m)[1] |
Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)[1] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)[1] |
Range | 20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) |
Capacity | 10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)[1] |
Crew | 81[1] |
Armament | Stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns |
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