SS New England (1920)

For other ships with the same name, see SS New England.

SS New England was a Design 1023 cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I.

History
United States
Name	New England
Namesake	New England
Owner	USSB
Builder	Submarine Boat Corp., Newark[1]
Yard number	112[2]
Laid down	21 October 1919
Launched	31 January 1920[3]
Christened	New England Iron
Completed	April 1920[2]
Homeport	Newark
Identification	US Official Number 219583[1] code letters: LVNQ
Fate	Broken up, 1929
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	3,545 GRT[4] 5,075 DWT[1] 2,174 NRT[4]
Length	324.0 ft (98.8 m) registry length[4]
Beam	46.2 ft (14.1 m)[4]
Draft	25 ft (7.6 m)[1]
Depth	25.0 ft (7.6 m)[4]
Installed power	386 NHP
Propulsion	2 oil fired boilers, steam turbine, single screw propeller 4 Bayles vessels: triple expansion steam engine
Speed	10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
Range	10,080 nmi (18,670 km; 11,600 mi)
Crew	37[4]

History

She was laid down as yard number 112 at the Newark, New Jersey shipyard of the Submarine Boat Corporation (SBC), one of 132 Design 1023 cargo ships built for the United States Shipping Board (there were 154 ships of the class built in total).^[1] She was launched on 31 January 1920,^[3] completed in April 1920,^[2] and named the New England.^[2][3] In 1929, she was broken up at the Baltimore, Maryland shipyard of Union Shipbuilding.^[2]