SS Edward K. Collins
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| Name: | Edward K. Collins |
| Namesake: | Edward K. Collins |
| Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator: | Smith & Johnson Co. |
| Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2315 |
| Builder: | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
| Cost: | $1,014,445[1] |
| Yard number: | 56 |
| Way number: | 1 |
| Laid down: | 14 July 1944 |
| Launched: | 17 August 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs.Emily Collins |
| Completed: | 31 August 1944 |
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| Fate: | Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 21 May 1946 |
| Status: | Sold for commercial use, 9 December 1946, withdrawn from fleet, 10 January 1947 |
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| Tonnage: | 7,176 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Displacement: | 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max) |
| Length: | 441 ft 6 in (135 m) |
| Beam: | 56 ft 10.75 in (17.3419 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 10,800 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Complement: | 41 |
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SS Edward K. Collins was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after US Army Lieutenant Colonel Edward K. Collins.
Construction
Edward K. Collins was laid down on 14 July 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2315, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Emily Collins, wife of the namesake; and launched on 17 August 1944.[3][1]
History
She was allocated to Smith & Johnson Co., 31 August 1944. On 21 May 1946, she was laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia.[4]
She was sold, on 9 December 1946, for $556,542.74, for commercial use, to Kassos Steam Navigation Company. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 10 January 1947.[4]
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