Harry L. Glucksman (MSS-1)
Harry L. Glucksman was a 7,198 GRT Liberty ship (MC type EC2-S-C1) built by the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation of Savannah, Georgia, launched on 29 April 1944, delivered to the War Shipping Administration 20 May 1944, and sailing in convoy from New York to the United Kingdom on 10 June. The ship was laid up 29 May 1948 with two withdrawals from reserve 20 November 1951—9 June 1952 and 29 November 1956—31 March 1958, the second withdrawal for transporting coal to Europe. The ship remained in reserve until transferred permanently to the United States Navy which completely gutted the ship in a conversion to become a "device," designated Minesweeper, Special, MSS-1, for the Atlantic Fleet Mine Force research and development project intended to develop an unsinkable hull equipped with ma
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Harry L. Glucksman (MSS-1)
Harry L. Glucksman was a 7,198 GRT Liberty ship (MC type EC2-S-C1) built by the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation of Savannah, Georgia, launched on 29 April 1944, delivered to the War Shipping Administration 20 May 1944, and sailing in convoy from New York to the United Kingdom on 10 June. The ship was laid up 29 May 1948 with two withdrawals from reserve 20 November 1951—9 June 1952 and 29 November 1956—31 March 1958, the second withdrawal for transporting coal to Europe. The ship remained in reserve until transferred permanently to the United States Navy which completely gutted the ship in a conversion to become a "device," designated Minesweeper, Special, MSS-1, for the Atlantic Fleet Mine Force research and development project intended to develop an unsinkable hull equipped with ma
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Harry L. Glucksman was a 7,198 ...... disposal on 2 September 1975.
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active years end date
1973-03-15
active years start date
1944-05-20
1969-06-16
laying down
1944-03-18
length (μ)
1.286256e+2
1.344168e+2
ship beam (μ)
1.70688e+1
1.73736e+1
ship draft (μ)
ship launched
1944-04-29
status
Sold for scrap, 9 September 1975
top speed (kmh)
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12,122,278
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702,447,644
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Harry L. Glucksman
Ship acquired
Ship aircraft facilities
Helicopter flight deck, one spot
Ship armament
Ship complement
Ship decks
Ship displacement
* light
* full load
Ship notes
U.S. Official Number 245528
Ship propulsion
Five outboard deck-mounted diesels with Murrat-Tregurtha Harbormaster outdrives
Triple expansion steam
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Harry L. Glucksman was a 7,198 ...... sinkable hull equipped with ma
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Harry L. Glucksman (MSS-1)
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*Harry L. Glucksman
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*MSS-1
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