SS Suedco explained

SS Suedco was a Design 1023 cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I.

History

She was laid down as yard number 121 at the Newark, New Jersey shipyard of the Submarine Boat Corporation (SBC), one of 132 Design 1023 cargo ships built for the United States Shipping Board (there were 154 ships of the class built in total). She was launched on 15 April 1920, completed in June 1920, and named Suedco. She was named after Electro-Dynamic Company, (her name being a portmanteau of her manufacturer and her namesake, SUbmarine Boat Electro Dynamic COrporation).^[1] In 1931, she was one of 22 Design 1023 ships purchased by the Portland California Steamship Company.^{[2] [3]} In 1934, she was purchased by Matheson Alkali Works of Saltville, Virginia, a manufacturer of chlorine and caustic soda. In 1935, she was broken up.

Bibliography

• Web site: Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part III, Contract Steel Ships . McKellar . Norman L. . Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921 . ShipScribe . 1 May 2014 .
• Marine Review . 1921 . 1920 Construction Record of U.S. Yards . The Marine Review . 51 . February . 100 . New York . 27 March 2021 . .

External links

• EFC Design 1023: Illustrations

Notes and References

1. Book: Speed-up, Volume 6. 9 . Submarine Boat Corporation. November 15, 1923.
2. Web site: Guide to the Pacific Coast Steamship Companies Collection - Bill of sale of 22 steamships from the Submarine Boat Corporation, September 1931 (with General Supplement v. 7-9) . Online Archive of California. July 15, 2021.
3. Book: American Documented Seagoing Merchant Vessels of 500 Gross Tons and Over. 57 . U.S. Government Printing Office. 1931.