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United States | |
Name | Howard Gray |
Namesake | Howard Gray |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Black Diamond Steamship Co. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2302 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $998,910[1] |
Yard number | 43 |
Way number | 3 |
Laid down | 6 April 1944 |
Launched | 18 May 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Celeste Taylor |
Completed | 7 June 1944 |
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Fate | Transferred to Italy for commercial use, 28 May 1947 |
Italy | |
Name | Italico |
Owner | Marino Querci, Genoa, Italy |
Acquired | 28 May 1947 |
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General characteristics [2] | |
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Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Howard Gray was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Howard Gray, an official with the Public Works Administration that was also active in the Alabama 4-H Club.