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 United States | |
| Name | Joe C. S. Blackburn |
| Namesake | Joe C. S. Blackburn |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MC hull 1508 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction,Brunswick, Georgia |
| Cost | $1,443,884[1] |
| Yard number | 124 |
| Way number | 2 |
| Laid down | 30 October 1943 |
| Launched | 15 December 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Robert Haynes |
| Completed | 27 December 1943 |
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| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SSJoe C. S. Blackburn was aLiberty ship built in theUnited States duringWorld War II. She was named afterJoe C. S. Blackburn, a member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's 7th district, aUnited States senator from Kentucky, and aGovernor of the Panama Canal Zone.
Joe C. S. Blackburn was laid down on 30 October 1943, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1508, byJ.A. Jones Construction,Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Robert Haynes, she was launched on 15 December 1943.[3][1]
She was allocated to theBlack Diamond Steamship Company, on 27 December 1943. On 20 August 1946, she was laid up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet inWilmington, North Carolina. On 28 May 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet inAstoria, Oregon. On 28 November 1967, she was sold toZidell Explorations, Inc., for $54,001, to be scrapped. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 19 December 1967. Most source say she was converted into a floating dock in 1968. Her fate is unknown.[4][3][5]
