BARNEY KIRSCHBAUM
Year Built
1945
Official Number
247501
Shipyard
J. A. Jones Construction Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
417.60 feet
Beam
56.80 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
27.88 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Barney Kirschbaum (1901-1943).
Barney Kirschbaum was the master of the American merchant ship SS Collingsworth.
Kirschbaum was killed when the vessel was torpedoed by German U-boat U-124
on January 9, 1943.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Barney Kirschbaum at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Disposition
| 2/13/1973 | |
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Withdrawl
| 2/13/1973 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | BARNEY KIRSCHBAUM.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
