SS Howard A. Kelly

	Howard A. Kelly in 1947
History
United States
Name	Howard A. Kelly
Namesake	Howard A. Kelly
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Launched	18 March 1943
Commissioned	1943
Fate	Scrapped, 1969
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship
Displacement	14,245 long tons (14,474 t)
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) o/a; 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) p/p; 427 ft (130 m) w/l;
Beam	57 ft (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Propulsion	Two oil-fired boilers; Triple-expansion steam engine; 2,500 hp (1,900 kW); Single screw;
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range	20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
Capacity	10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)
Crew	81
Armament	Stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns

SS Howard A. Kelly was an American Liberty ship built in 1943 for service in World War II. Her namesake was Howard Atwood Kelly, a famed surgical gynecologist and one of the "Big Four" founders of Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Design

Like other Liberty ships, she was 441 feet (134 m) long and 56 feet (17 m) wide, carried 9000 tons of cargo and had a top speed of 11 knots (20 km/h). Most Liberty ships were named after prominent deceased Americans.^[2]

Construction and career

This particular ship was built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Baltimore. She was launched on 18 March 1943 and commissioned later that year. She was operated as a Merchant navy ship for the United States Shipping Board by A. L. Burbank & Company, Ltd.^[3]

She was scrapped in 1969.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Davies, James (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
^ "Liberty Ships built by the United States Maritime Commission in World War II". usmm.org. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
^ "S.S. Howard A. Kelly, launching, 1943 March 18 | Hagley Museum and Library Archives". findingaids.hagley.org. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ Miramar Ship Index

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[davies-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Davies, James (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

[2] "Liberty Ships built by the United States Maritime Commission in World War II". usmm.org. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

[3] "S.S. Howard A. Kelly, launching, 1943 March 18 | Hagley Museum and Library Archives". findingaids.hagley.org. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[4] Miramar Ship Index

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