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USAT Joseph V. Connolly

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Aircraft Transport:
  • Laid down, 25 May 1945, as SS Joseph V. Connolly, a Maritime Commission type (Z-EC2-S-C5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 3143) at J. A. Jones Construction Co. Inc., Panama City, FL.
  • Launched, 9 July 1945
  • Delivered, 8 August 1945, to the War Shipping Administration
  • Transferred, 8 August 1945, to the South Atlantic SS Line, under a General Agency Agreement
  • Delivered, 26 June 1946, to the War Department as a Boxed Aircraft Transport under a bare bottom charter
  • Final Disposition, burned and sank, 29 January 1948, in the North Atlantic
    Specifications:
    Displacement 10,760 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 56' 11"
    Draft 24'
    Speed 11 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Armament two 3"/50 guns
    Capacities
    Fuel Oil, 443,646 gals.
    Diesel, 68,267 gals.
    Fresh Water, 15,082 gals.
    Ballast, 1,326,657 gals fresh water
    Propulsion
    two 220 PSI boilers
    one 3 cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engine,
    one 4 blade, 18' 6" propeller,
    Shaft Horsepower 2,500
    Electric Generators 2
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    09620106    		 67k Especially designed for the transport of Tanks and Boxed Airplanes the Z-EC-S-C5 type had the same hull-form as the EC2-S-C1 type but with large hatches and heavier loading gear. Typical for this type is the arrangement of two pairs of kingposts each on the forecastle and poop contrary to the two single kingposts on the forecastle and one kingpost on the poop with the EC2-S-C1 basic design. All vessels remained under US Flag and Registry after WWII and were laid up.
    United States Maritime Commission 1936 thru 1950    		 John Spivey
    Joseph V. Connolly
    302201601    		 34k USAT Joseph V. Connolly underway, 4 October 1947, outbound to sea from Antwerp, Belgium, bound for New York with the first U.S. war dead from the European Theater to be returned to U.S. soil for burial. Joseph V. Connolly is carrying 5,600 bodies from the ETO military cemetery at Liege, Belgium.
    AP wirephoto    		 John Spivey
    Joseph V. Connolly
    302201602    		 119k USAT Joseph V. Connolly moves into New York harbor in October 1947 bearing 6,200 World War II dead returned home from military cemeteries in Europe for reburial in the United States.
    Washington Post    		 John Spivey
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