SS ''Joseph V. Connolly'' was a
Liberty ship built in the
United States during
World War II. She was named after
Joseph V. Connolly.
Construction
''Joseph V. Connolly'' was laid down on 25 May 1945, under a
Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 3143, by
J.A. Jones Construction,
Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 9 July 1945.
History
She was allocated to
South Atlantic Steamship Lines, Inc., on 8 August 1945.
In March 1947 ''Connolly'' was specially converted for the transportation of United States' war dead at the
Hoboken Shipyard of the
Bethlehem Steel Company.
On 26 October 1947 she arrived at
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
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carrying the first 6,248 war dead from Europe.
On 12 January 1948, while transporting 6,445 empty metal coffins from New York to
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, , she caught fire and was abandoned east of New York. All 46 crewmen onboard were rescued.
[ She was taken in tow on 24 January, but broke loose and sank on 29 January.
Wreck location:
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Liberty ships
Ships built in Panama City, Florida
1945 ships
Maritime incidents in 1948