SS Comol Cuba

History
(1919–1939) (1939–1948)
NameRed Jacket (1919)
Inspector (1919–1927)
Dora (1927–1938)
Comol Cuba (1938–1948)
Owner United States Shipping Board (1919–1921)
Dunbar Molasses Company (1921–1927)
U.S. Tank Ship Corporation (1927–1928)
Steamship Dora Corporation (1928–1938)
Commercial Molasses Corporation (1938–1948)
BuilderAmerican International Shipbuilding Corporation, Philadelphia
Yard number1482
Launched18 September 1919
Completed31 October 1919
Identification
FateBroken up, 1948
General characteristics
TypeDesign 1022 cargo ship
Tonnage7,500 dwt
Length390 ft (120 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Draft27 ft 5 in (8.36 m)
Installed powerOil-fired steam turbines
PropulsionSingle screw

SS Comol Cuba (ex-Dora, ex-Inspector, ex-Red Jacket) was a Design 1022 cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I. Converted to a tanker, she spent most of her career transporting molasses, a byproduct of sugar refining, to the United States. During World War II, she transported petroleum before returning to the private sector.

  1. ^ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States - Seagoing vessels, Arranged in Order of Signal Letters. 1923. p. 44.