SS Arthur M. Huddell
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SS Arthur M Huddel, IMO: 5025706, is a Liberty ship
launched in 1943 by St. John's River Shipbuilding. She was converted to a pipe carrier in 1944 and was used in the construction of a fuel pipeline under the English Channel following the Normandy landings. After the war she was laid up at Suisun Bay
. She was chartered by AT&T in 1956 and was converted to a cable ship. In 1957 she was transferred to the US reserve fleet
until 1964. Later she was classified as a barge
and again laid up at James River in 1983. After that date many components, including the rudder
, were removed and used as spare parts for SS John W. Brown
.
In 2008 she was transferred to Greece for conversion to a maritime museum and was renamed SS Hellas Liberty. She was towed into Piraeus harbour on January 11, 2009. General repairs and conversions took place at Perama and Salamis during 2009 and 2010, including installation of a new rudder
and propeller
. In June 2010 she was presented to the public in her restored form in Piraeus harbor.
Liberty ship
Liberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. as they were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. Based on vessels ordered by Britain to replace ships torpedoed by...
launched in 1943 by St. John's River Shipbuilding. She was converted to a pipe carrier in 1944 and was used in the construction of a fuel pipeline under the English Channel following the Normandy landings. After the war she was laid up at Suisun Bay
Suisun Bay
Suisun Bay is a shallow tidal estuary at in northern California, USA. It lies at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, forming the entrance to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, an inverted river delta...
. She was chartered by AT&T in 1956 and was converted to a cable ship. In 1957 she was transferred to the US reserve fleet
Reserve fleet
A reserve fleet is a collection of naval vessels of all types that are fully equipped for service but are not currently needed, and thus partially or fully decommissioned. A reserve fleet is informally said to be "in mothballs" or "mothballed"; an equivalent expression in unofficial modern U.S....
until 1964. Later she was classified as a barge
Barge
A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats...
and again laid up at James River in 1983. After that date many components, including the rudder
Rudder
A rudder is a device used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft or other conveyance that moves through a medium . On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw and p-factor and is not the primary control used to turn the airplane...
, were removed and used as spare parts for SS John W. Brown
SS John W. Brown
|-See also:*List of ships of the United States Navy - other surviving Liberty ship...
.
In 2008 she was transferred to Greece for conversion to a maritime museum and was renamed SS Hellas Liberty. She was towed into Piraeus harbour on January 11, 2009. General repairs and conversions took place at Perama and Salamis during 2009 and 2010, including installation of a new rudder
Rudder
A rudder is a device used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft or other conveyance that moves through a medium . On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw and p-factor and is not the primary control used to turn the airplane...
and propeller
Propeller
A propeller is a type of fan that transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust. A pressure difference is produced between the forward and rear surfaces of the airfoil-shaped blade, and a fluid is accelerated behind the blade. Propeller dynamics can be modeled by both Bernoulli's...
. In June 2010 she was presented to the public in her restored form in Piraeus harbor.