SS ''Harold T. Andrews'' was a
Liberty ship built in the
United States during
World War II. She was named after
Harold T. Andrews, an
ordinary seaman
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An ordinary seaman (OS) is a member of the deck department of a ship. The position is an apprenticeship to become an able seaman, and has been for centuries. In modern times, an OS is required to work on a ship for a specific amount o ...
serving on that, on 15 September 1942, in
Suez, Egypt, saved an
engineer that was trapped in the forepeak tank. He was posthumously awarded with the
Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal.
Construction
''Harold T. Andrews'' was laid down on 15 November 1943, under a
Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1544, by
J.A. Jones Construction,
Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 28 December 1943.
History
She was allocated to
Boland & Cornelius
Boland and Cornelius Company was a shipping company founded in 1904 by Messrs Boland and Adam E. Cornelius in Buffalo, New York. Adam Edwards Cornelius came up with the idea of having self-unloading ships to save time and money. Adam Edwards Co ...
, on 19 February 1944. On 10 July 1946, she was laid up in the
National Defense Reserve Fleet, in
Mobile, Alabama
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. On 11 May 1949, she was sold to
Astra Steamship Corp., for commercial use. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 13 May 1949.
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Liberty ships
Ships built in Panama City, Florida
1944 ships
Mobile Reserve Fleet