SS Mary Cassatt

Odessa in May 2003
History
United States
NameMary Cassatt
NamesakeMary Cassatt
BuilderCalifornia Shipbuilding Corp
Way number1553
Laid down17 April 1943
Launched16 May 1943
FateTransferred to Soviet Navy, 1943
History
Soviet UnionSoviet Union
NameOdessa
Commissioned1943
Decommissioned2000s
FateUnknown
General characteristics
Class and typeLiberty ship
Displacement14,245 long tons (14,474 t)[1]
Length
  • 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) o/a
  • 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) p/p
  • 427 ft (130 m) w/l[1]
Beam57 ft (17 m)[1]
Draft27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)[1]
Propulsion
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)[1]
Range20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
Capacity10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)[1]
Crew81[1]
ArmamentStern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns

SS Mary Cassatt was an American Liberty ship built in 1943 for service in World War II. Her namesake was Mary Cassatt, an American painter and printmaker.

Design

Main article: Liberty ship

Like other Liberty ships, she was 441 feet (134 m) long and 56 feet (17 m) wide, carried 9000 tons of cargo and had a top speed of 11 knots (20 km/h). Most Liberty ships were named after prominent deceased Americans.[2]

Construction and career

The keel of the ship was laid on April 17, 1943. Few months later the Kaiser Permanente Metals launched in Los Angeles under the name Mary Cassatt. She was transferred to the Soviet Union later that year to be commissioned with the name Odessa. The ship survived the World War II unscathed.

The ship was not returned to the United States and remained in use as a merchant ship by the Soviet Navy until 1976.

In 1977 it was bought by Far Eastern Shipping Co, Vladivostok and used as a transport ship until mid-1982.

At the end of 1982 the ship became the Ministry of the Fishing Industry and the ship was converted into a fishing storage.

She was decommissioned in 2000s and in 2003 was used as a storage ship in Vladivostok.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Davies, James (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Liberty Ships built by the United States Maritime Commission in World War II". usmm.org. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Mary Cassatt - Odessa". www.armed-guard.com. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ Miramar Ship Index


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