SS Howard E. Coffin
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SS Howard E. Coffin was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Howard E. Coffin, one of the founders of the Hudson Motor Car Company and a charter member of The Society of Automotive Engineers and president in 1910.
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Name | Howard E. Coffin |
Namesake | Howard E. Coffin |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1512 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,332,599[1] |
Yard number | 128 |
Way number | 6 |
Laid down | 30 November 1943 |
Launched | 21 January 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Alfred W. Jones |
Completed | 31 January 1944 |
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Fate | Sold, 20 January 1947 |
Italy | |
Name | Patrizia Fassio |
Owner | Villian & Fassio, Genoa |
Acquired | 30 January 1947 |
Fate | Scrapped, October 1968 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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