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SS Geronimo

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History
United States
NameGeronimo
NamesakeGeronimo
BuilderPermanente Metals Corp., Richmond No. 2 Yard, Richmond, California[1]
Laid down5 May 1943
Launched29 May 1943
FateScrapped, 1960
General characteristics
TypeLiberty ship
Tonnage7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam56 ft 10.75 in (17.3419 m)
Draft27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × oil-fired boilers
  • Triple-expansion steam engine, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
  • single screw
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity9,140 tons cargo
Complement41
Armament

SS Geronimo (Hull Number 1122) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Geronimo, a Native American warrior who long fought against American settlers in the Old West.

Geronimo was built by Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond No. 2 Yard, Richmond, California. The ship was laid down on 5 May 1943, then launched on 29 May 1943. Geronimo was charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. Geronimo took supplies to Enewetok, Guam, Siapan, Ulithi Atoll, and Okinawa. The ship survived the war only to suffer the same fate as nearly all other Liberty ships; she was scrapped in 1960. [2]

The ship was run by its civilian crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.[3][4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Kaiser Permanente No. 2". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  2. ^ armed-guard.com Geronimo Calvin B. Talhelm
  3. ^ "Sea Lane Vigilantes". www.armed-guard.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  4. ^ World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD [1] Archived 2022-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Steamship Company Operators of American Flag Ships during World War II". www.usmm.org. Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2022-07-31.