SS Timothy Bloodworth
Timothy Bloodworth was a standard liberty ship, similar to SS John W. Brown, seen here.
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| Name: | Timothy Bloodworth |
| Namesake: | Timothy Bloodworth |
| Owner: | War Shipping Administration |
| Operator: | Lykes Brothers Steamship Company |
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 New Orleans |
| Builder: | Delta Shipbuilding Co, New Orleans |
| Yard number: | 44 |
| Way number: | 8 |
| Laid down: | 4 February 1943 |
| Launched: | 17 March 1943 |
| Completed: | 22 April 1943 |
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| Fate: | Scrapped 1963, Portland, Oregon |
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| Tonnage: | 7,176 GRT |
| Length: | 441 ft 6 in (135 m) |
| Beam: | 56 ft 10.75 in (17.3419 m) |
| Height: | 34 ft 8 in (10.57 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 10,800 LT DWT |
| Crew: | 41 |
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SS Timothy Bloodworth was a standard Liberty ship built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. The vessel was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company of New Orleans in 1943. She was named in honor of Timothy Bloodworth, an American teacher who made muskets and bayonets during the American Revolutionary War, then went on to become a statesman in North Carolina.
The ship was laid down in February 1943, launched in March, and delivered in April. Powered by a triple expansion steam engine manufactured by the Hamilton Engine Company, she was capable of a speed of 11 knots. She served in many transatlantic convoys supporting the buildup for and supply of the Allied invasion of Western Europe. On 24 December 1944, SS Timothy Bloodworth became the first ship to be damaged by a German V-2 rocket. Postwar, her periods of active service alternated with time in reserve, until she was sold for scrap in 1963.
Liberty ships were a type of cargo ship with a uniform design intended to be quickly built for wartime needs during World War II. In general, Liberty ships were named after famous Americans, and Timothy Bloodworth was named for Timothy Bloodworth, a teacher and statesman from North Carolina. The ship was the 44th of 188 Liberty ships built by Delta Shipbuilding Company of New Orleans. Timothy Bloodworth (USMC hull number 1033) was laid down on 2 February 1943 on number 8. She was launched on 17 March after spending 41 days on the ways. Timothy Bloodworth was completed on 22 April, after 36 days fitting out on the water. Her total construction time from keel laying to delivery was 77 days.
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