Harry L. Glucksman (MSS-1)
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Harry L. Glucksman was a 7,198 GRT Liberty ship (MC type EC2-S-C1) built by the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation of Savannah, Georgia, launched on 29 April 1944, delivered to the War Shipping Administration 20 May 1944, and sailing in convoy from New York to the United Kingdom on 10 June. The ship was laid up 29 May 1948 with two withdrawals from reserve 20 November 1951 – 9 June 1952 and 29 November 1956 – 31 March 1958, the second withdrawal for transporting coal to Europe. The ship remained in reserve until transferred permanently to the United States Navy which completely gutted the ship in a conversion to become a "device,"[note 1] designated Minesweeper, Special, MSS-1, for the Atlantic Fleet Mine Force research and development project intended to develop an unsinkable hull equipped with magnetic coils to increase its magnetic signature for the detonation of magnetic mines and using its hull pressure to detonate pressure mines. MSS-1 was placed out of service 15 March 1973 and returned to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for disposal on 2 September 1975.
Minesweeper, Special MSS-1 pierside at American Shipbuilding, Lorraine, Ohio in April 1969. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name |
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Builder | Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation, Savannah, Georgia |
Laid down | 18 March 1944 |
Launched | 29 April 1944 |
Acquired | 1966 |
In service |
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Out of service | (Navy) 15 March 1973 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 9 September 1975 |
Notes | U.S. Official Number 245528[1] |
General characteristics Harry L. Glucksman | |
Type | EC2-S-C1[2] |
Tonnage | |
Length | 422 ft 8 in (128.8 m)[1] |
Beam | 57 ft (17.4 m)[1] |
Decks | 2[1] |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam[1] |
General characteristics Navy MSS-1 | |
Displacement |
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Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
Draft | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
Propulsion | Five outboard deck-mounted diesels with Murrat-Tregurtha Harbormaster outdrives |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 1 officer and 8 enlisted men |
Armament | None |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter flight deck, one spot |