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World War II Liberty ship of the United States
History
United States
Name Niels Poulson
Namesake
Niels Poulson
Ordered as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,
MC hull 2371
Builder
J.A. Jones Construction ,
Brunswick , Georgia
Cost $972,154
Yard number 156
Way number 4
Laid down 6 July 1944
Launched 18 August 1944
Sponsored by Mrs. W.H. McWhirter
Completed 5 September 1944
Identification
Fate
Struck a mine off
Gorgona, Italy , 6 December 1946
Sold for scrapping, 20 February 1948
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
441 feet 6 inches (135 m)
oa
416 feet (127 m)
pp
427 feet (130 m)
lwl
Beam 57 feet (17 m)
Draft 27 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
Speed 11.5
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 Niels Poulson was a
Liberty ship built in the
United States during
World War II . She was named after
Niels Poulson , an architect and philanthropist.
Construction
Niels Poulson was laid down on 6 July 1944, under a
Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2371, by
J.A. Jones Construction ,
Brunswick , Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. W.H. McWhirter, and launched on 18 August 1944.
History
She was allocated to the
Dichmann Wright & Pugh Company , on 5 September 1944. On 6 December 1946, she struck a
mine off
Gorgona, Italy , and was towed to
Leghorn, Italy , where she was declared a
constructive total loss (CTL) on 19 December. On 20 February 1948, she was sold, along with 39 other vessels, including her
sister ships
SS Isaac Shelby and
SS Cassius Hudson , for $520,000, to
Venturi Salvaggi Ricuperi Imprese Marittime Societa per Azioni ,
Genoa .
References
Bibliography
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1946
Shipwrecks
1 Jan:
USS Dorsey
2 Jan:
U-516 ,
U-2502
3 Jan:
Empire Tigachi ,
U-825 ,
U-2336 ,
U-2351
5 Jan:
U-541 ,
U-901 ,
U-2506
6 Jan:
U-1109 ,
U-2356
7 Jan:
U-1010 ,
U-1023 ,
U-2511
8 Jan:
HMS Safari
14 Jan:
USS Snowbell ,
USS Southard
28 Jan:
Bluenose
30 Jan:
Luray Victory
January (unknown date):
Akagi Maru
2 Feb:
U-764
3 Feb:
I-505
5 Feb:
U-1228
10 Feb:
U-975
12 Feb:
I-501 ,
U-3514
14 Feb:
Fulham VII
15 Feb:
I-502 ,
I-506
February (unknown date):
U-1197
1 Mar:
Sackett's Harbor
4 Mar:
USS Extricate
6 Mar:
George W. Norris
11 Mar:
USS Roche
16 Mar:
Karl Leonhardt
26 Mar:
Z34
27 Mar:
HM LST-405
1 Apr:
Charles S. Haight ,
Ha-103 ,
Ha-105 ,
Ha-106 ,
Ha-107 ,
Ha-108 ,
Ha-109 ,
Ha-111 ,
Ha-201 ,
Ha-202 ,
Ha-203 ,
Ha-208 ,
I-36 ,
I-47 ,
I-53 ,
I-58 ,
I-156 ,
I-157 ,
I-158 ,
I-159 ,
I-162 ,
I-366 ,
I-367 ,
I-402 ,
Ro-50
4 Apr:
USS S-35
5 Apr:
Ha-207 ,
Ha-210 ,
Ha-216 ,
I-202 ,
Ro-31
8 Apr:
USS Despatch
9 Apr:
Empire Bridge
16 Apr:
I-503 ,
I-504
21 Apr:
Empire Christopher
24 Apr:
Alfios
30 Apr:
Georgetown Victory ,
I-121 ,
Ro-68 ,
Ro-500 ,
USS Solar ,
HMS Stubborn ,
HMAS Tolga
1 May:
HMS Tarantula
8 May:
I-153 ,
I-154 ,
I-155
9 May:
Ha-205
14 May:
USS Bellona
21 May:
I-203
23 May:
I-201
24 May: DD-224 (ex-
USS Stewart )
28 May:
I-14
31 May:
I-401
May (unknown date):
Ro-62 ,
Ro-63
4 Jun:
I-400 ,
Kunashiri
7 Jun:
Kamikaze
8 Jun:
Myōkō
9 Jun:
USS Solar
1 Jul:
USS Anderson ,
USS Carlisle ,
USS Gilliam ,
USS Lamson ,
Sakawa
25 Jul:
USS Apogon ,
USS Arkansas ,
USS LSM-60 ,
USS Pilotfish ,
USS Saratoga ,
USS Skipjack
30 Jul:
Nagato
2 Aug:
Empire Cross
August (unknown date):
I-372
19 Sep:
Ohio
16 Oct:
Cassius Hudson
17 Oct:
HMAS Waree
19 Oct:
Takao
13 Nov:
U-977
20 Nov:
Albany
27 Nov:
Laksnes
2 Dec:
HMCS Middlesex
6 Dec:
N35
8 Dec:
Liberté ,
HMS Saltburn
16 Dec:
Leipzig ,
Z29
22 Dec:
Prinz Eugen
24 Dec:
Northeastern Victory
26 Dec:
Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski
31 Dec:
Monte Pascoal ,
Schwabenland
Unknown date:
Claus Von Bevern ,
HMS Truant ,
Yu 1007
Other incidents