| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Raymond V. Ingersoll |
| Namesake | Raymond V. Ingersoll |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Agwilines Inc |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MC hull 2317 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction,Panama City, Florida |
| Cost | $945,999[1] |
| Yard number | 58 |
| Way number | 5 |
| Laid down | 27 July 1944 |
| Launched | 31 August 1944 |
| Completed | 18 September 1944 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Sold for commercial use, 6 February 1947 |
 Norway | |
| Name | Sneland I |
| Owner | Rich. Amlie & Co. |
| Fate | Sold, 1959 |
 Poland | |
| Name |
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| Operator | Polish Steamship Co. |
| Refit | Converted to floating warehouse and renamed, 1975 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1982 |
| General characteristics[2] | |
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| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.5knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SSRaymond V. Ingersoll was aLiberty ship built in the United States duringWorld War II. She was named afterRaymond V. Ingersoll,borough president ofBrooklyn from 1934 to 1940.
Raymond V. Ingersoll was laid down on 27 July 1944, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2317, byJ.A. Jones Construction,Panama City, Florida; and launched on 31 August 1944.[3][1]
She was allocated to Polarus Steamship Company, 18 September 1944. On 3 June 1946, she was laid up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet,Hudson River Reserve Fleet,Jones Point, New York.[4]
Reallocated to Polarus Steamship Company, 12 July 1946. Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet,Mobile, Alabama, 17 October 1946.[4]
She was sold, on 6 February 1947, to Rich. Amlie & Co., for $599,309.36 and commercial use. She was flagged inNorway and renamedSneland I. In 1959, she was sold to thePolish Government, allocated to the Polish Steamship Co., and renamedKopalnia Zabrze. She was converted to a floating warehouse in 1975, and renamedMP-ZP-GDY-8, until being scrapped in 1982.[4]
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