SS City of Flint (1919)
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The SS City of Flint was a cargo ship of a type known colloquially as a Hog Islander, due to it being built at the Hog Island Shipyard, Philadelphia by American International Shipbuilding for the United States Shipping Board (USSB), Emergency Fleet Corporation.[3][5] City of Flint was named to honor the citizens of Flint, Michigan for their effort in Liberty Loan drives during World War I.[4]
History | |
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United States | |
Name | City of Flint |
Owner | United States Shipping Board (1920—1943)[note 1][1] |
Port of registry | Philadelphia[2] |
Builder | American International Shipbuilding[3] |
Yard number | 1510[1] |
Launched | 28 December 1919[4] |
Completed | 28 February 1920[3] |
Identification | |
Fate | Sunk by U-575, 23 January 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Design 1022[5] |
Tonnage | |
Length | 390 feet (118.9 m)[2][6] |
Beam | 54.2 feet (16.5 m)[2][6] |
Depth | 27.8 feet (8.5 m)[2] |
Propulsion | Oil fuel steam turbine[7] |
Speed | 11.5 knots (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h)[4] |
Crew | 40[2] |
The ship was sold to the Southgate Nelson Co., American Hampton Roads Line in 1930, but reverted to the USSB by 1935.[1][6][8] By 1940 the USSB had been replaced by the United States Maritime Commission as owner and the ship was being operated as a Maritime Commission cargo vessel.[9][10] During World War II City of Flint was being operated by United States Lines allocated to Army cargo requirements.[10][11]
City of Flint was the first American ship captured by Nazi Germany during World War II.