SS Andrew Turnbull

SS Andrew Turnbull was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Andrew Turnbull, a Scottish physician who later served as a British Consul at Smyrna, then part of the Ottoman Empire, in what is now Turkey. In 1768, he organized the largest attempt at British colonization in the New World by founding New Smyrna, Florida, named in honor of his wife's birthplace.

History
United States
Name	Andrew Turnbull
Namesake	Andrew Turnbull
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Wessel Duval & Company
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1222
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$1,387,226
Yard number	30
Way number	6
Laid down	15 December 1943
Launched	8 February 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. James C. Merrill, Jr.
Completed	19 February 1944
Identification	Call sign: KVQQ
Fate	Laid up in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, Astoria, Oregon, 6 November 1946 Sold for scrapping, 31 January 1968, removed from fleet, 15 February 1968
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 1 × screw propeller
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	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

Construction

Andrew Turnbull was laid down on 15 December 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1222, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. James C. Merrill, Jr., the wife of a Merrill-Stevens Drydock & Repair Co. executive, and was launched on 8 February 1944.

History

She was allocated to the Wessel Duval & Company, on 19 February 1944. On 6 November 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Astoria, Oregon. On 17 August 1954, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1954", she returned loaded on 28 August 1954. On 8 July 1957, she was withdrawn to be unload, she returned on empty 12 July 1957. She was sold for scrapping, 31 January 1968, to Zidell Explorations, Inc. She was removed from the fleet on 15 February 1968.

Bibliography

• "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
• Maritime Administration. "Andrew Turnbull". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
• "SS Andrew Turnbull". Retrieved 14 January 2020.