History
United States
NameJoel Palmer
NamesakeOregon Pioneer, Joel Palmer
BuilderOregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon
Yard number2025
Laid down6 May 1943
Launched5 June 1943
Completed13 June 1943 (37 days)
Out of serviceSeptember 1964
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage7,176 GRT 10,600 DWT Bale (cubic capacity): 490,000
Displacement14,245 tons
Length441.5 ft (134.6 m)
Beam57 ft (17 m)
Draft28 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsiontwo 220 PSI boilers, a single three cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engine, single 4 blade, 18' 6" propeller, Shaft Horsepower, 2,500. (Engine Builder: Filer & Stowell Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)
Complement39

SS Joel Palmer was a Liberty Ship used in World War II by the U.S. to transport troops, supplies, munitions, weapons mostly in Australia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. The ship was named after Oregon Pioneer Joel Palmer (1810–1881). Joel Palmer was operated under a charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration by the American Mail Line.

She was built in 1943 at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.[1] She made at least 12 port calls from August 1943 to May 1945.[2]

PortDepartureConvoyDestinationDuration (days)
SydneyAugust 26, 1943GP.65/1Brisbane4
CaloundraAugust 30, 1943QL.9Townsville3
TownsvilleSeptember 7, 1943TN.153Port Moresby5
Milne BaySeptember 24, 1943FT.28Cairns3
CaloundraOctober 9, 1943QL.19Townsville4
TownsvilleOctober 14, 1943TN.168Port Moresby5
Port MoresbyOctober 26, 1943NT.63Cairns2
TownsvilleNovember 7, 1943TN.176Milne Bay5
TownsvilleNovember 29, 1943TN.184Milne Bay5
Milne BayDecember 24, 1943BG.3Oro Bay2
FinschhafenJanuary 14, 1944GB.2Milne Bay3
LeyteMay 14, 1945IG.22Hollandia7

References

  1. "Ships | Our War Veterans". Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. Jim Davies (May 2004). "'Liberty' Cargo Ship" (PDF). WW2 Ships.com. p. 113. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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