SS Irish Pine (1919)

History
Name
  • West Hematite (1919-41)
  • Irish Pine (1941-42)
Owner
  • United States Maritime Commission (1919- )
  • United States Shipping Board (1933-43)
Operator
  • Cosmo Shipping Co (1919-21)
  • United States Maritime Commission (1921- )
  • United States Shipping Board (1933--41)
  • Irish Shipping Ltd (1941-42)
Port of registry
  • United States Seattle (1919-41)
  • Republic of Ireland Dublin (1941-42)
RouteBordeaux - Rotterdam - Le Havre - New York (1919-21)
BuilderJ F Duthie, Seattle, Washington
Yard number23
Launched26 April 1919
CompletedJune 1919
Out of service16 November 1942
Identification
  • United States Official number 218111 (1919-41)
  • United Kingdom Official number 159843 (1941-42)
  • Code Letters LRGF (1930-33)
  • Code Letters KLCS (1934-41)
  • Code Letters EINQ (1941-42)
FateTorpedoed and sunk by U-608
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length
  • 409 ft 7 in (124.84 m) (West Hematite, 1930)
  • 410 ft 4 in (125.07 m) (Irish Pine, 1941)
Beam
  • 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m) (West Hematite, 1930)
  • 54 ft (16.46 m) (Irish Pine, 1941)
Depth
  • 27 ft 7 in (8.41 m) (West Hematite, 1930)
  • 30 ft 2 in (9.19 m) (Irish Pine, 1941)
Installed power1 x triple expansion steam engine
PropulsionSingle screw
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
Crew33
NotesBuilt to Design 1013

Irish Pine was a 5,621 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1919 for the United States Maritime Commission (USMC) and named West Hematite. She was chartered in 1941 by Irish Shipping Ltd and renamed Irish Pine. On 16 November 1942, Irish Pine was torpedoed and sunk by U-608.