SS Harvey Cushing was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Harvey Cushing, an American neurosurgeon, pathologist, writer and draftsman. A pioneer of brain surgery, he was the first exclusive neurosurgeon and the first person to describe Cushing's disease.

History
United States
NameHarvey Cushing
NamesakeHarvey Cushing
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorMarine Transport Lines, Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1210
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost$1,455,316[2]
Yard number18
Way number6
Laid down5 September 1943
Launched31 October 1943
Sponsored byBetsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney
Completed11 November 1943
Identification
Fate
Italy
NameEretteo
OwnerFratelli d'Amico
OperatorA.F. Klaveness & Co.
FateGrounded, 20 September 1965, refloated and scrapped
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

Construction

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Harvey Cushing was laid down on 5 September 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1210, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, the daughter of the namesake, and was launched on 31 October 1943.[1][2]

History

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She was allocated to Marine Transport Lines, Inc., on 11 November 1943. On 30 August 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for commercial use, 9 December 1946, to the government of Italy, for $544,506. She was removed from the fleet on 25 February 1947. Harvey Cushing was renamed Eretteo and reflagged in Italy. On 20 September 1965, she ran aground on Sakhalin Island, and broke in two. She was refloated by the Soviet Union and towed to Sovetskaya Gavan, where she was most likely scrapped.[4]

References

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Bibliography

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  • "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  • Maritime Administration. "Harvey Cushing". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  • "SS Harvey Cushing". Retrieved 31 December 2019.