SS William O'Brien
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William O'Brien was a steam cargo ship built in 1914–1915 by New York Shipbuilding Company of Camden for the Carpenter–O'Brien Lumber Company of Delaware. The vessel was extensively employed on East Coast to Europe routes during her career and foundered on one of her regular trips in April 1920.
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Name | William O'Brien |
Namesake | William J. O'Brien |
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Builder | New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden |
Cost | US$400,000 |
Yard number | 158 |
Laid down | 9 September 1914 |
Launched | 27 February 1915 |
Sponsored by | Miss Alice O'Brien |
Commissioned | 17 April 1915 |
Maiden voyage | 20 June 1915 |
Homeport | New York |
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Fate | Foundered, 18 April 1920 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 353 ft 3 in (107.67 m) |
Beam | 51 ft 2 in (15.60 m) |
Depth | 24 ft 2 in (7.37 m) |
Installed power | 301 Nhp, 2,000 ihp |
Propulsion | New York Shipbuilding Co. 3-cylinder triple expansion |
Speed | 9+1⁄2 knots (10.9 mph; 17.6 km/h) |
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