SS Horace Binney
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Horace Binney |
| Namesake | Horace Binney |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | American Export Lines, Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 62 |
| Awarded | 14 March 1941 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[2] |
| Cost | $1,076,481[1] |
| Yard number | 2049 |
| Way number | 8 |
| Laid down | 5 July 1942 |
| Launched | 25 August 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Bertha Joseph |
| Completed | 31 August 1942 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Mined, 8 May 1945, Constructive Total Loss, sold for scrapping, 1 April 1948 |
| General characteristics [3] | |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Horace Binney was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Horace Binney, an American lawyer, author, and public speaker who served as an Anti-Jacksonian in the United States House of Representatives.
Construction
[edit]Horace Binney was laid down on 5 July 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 62, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; sponsored by Miss Bertha Joseph, the secretary of Senator George L. P. Radcliffe of Maryland, and was launched on 25 August 1942.[2][1]
History
[edit]She was allocated to American Export Lines, Inc., on 31 August 1942. On 8 May 1945, she was mined off the coast of Dunkirk, France, at 51°12′N 02°27′E / 51.200°N 2.450°E, and beached at Deal, England, where she broke in two. On 1 April 1948, she was sold to the Belgium company Etablisements Dohmen et Habets SA., and scrapped in Antwerp.[4]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Horace Binney". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- "SS Horace Binney". Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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