SS Henry Gilbert Costin

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United States
NameHenry Gilbert Costin
NamesakeHenry Gilbert Costin
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorCosmopolitan Shipping Co., Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 950
Awarded30 January 1942
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[1]
Cost$1,068,726[2]
Yard number2100
Way number11
Laid down23 January 1943
Launched9 March 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Elizabeth Costin
Completed23 March 1943
Identification
FateLaid up in reserve fleet, 18 August 1949, sold, 12 January 1951
United States
NameJoseph Feuer
Owner
  • Arrow SS Corp. (1951–1952)
  • Contiship Corp. (1952–1954)
FateSold, September 1954
LiberiaLiberia
NameEvy
OwnerBulk Transport
OperatorContiship Corp.
FateSold, 2 January 1959
United States
NameValiant Faith
Owner
  • Aphrodite SS Corp. (1958–1959)
  • Lib SS Corp. (1959–1961)
OperatorContiship Corp.
FateSold, 6 October 1961
GreeceGreece
NameHermioni
OwnerPhoenix SS Corp.
OperatorMar-Trade Corp.
FateSold, 1963
IndiaIndia
NameArya Jayanti
OwnerJayanti Shipping Co.
OperatorBombay & London
FateScrapped, December 1966
General characteristics [3]
Class & type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS Henry Gilbert Costin was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Henry Gilbert Costin, a private in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I, near Bois–de–Consenvoye, France, during the Meuse–Argonne offensive.

Construction

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Henry Gilbert Costin was laid down on 23 January 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 950, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Costin, the mother of Henry Costin, and launched on 9 March 1943.[1][2]

History

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She was allocated to the Cosmopolitan Shipping Co., Inc., on 23 March 1943.[4]

On 18 September 1949, she was laid up in the Beaumont Reserve Fleet, in Beaumont, Texas. On 12 January 1951, she was sold to Arrow SS Corp., and renamed Joseph Feuer.[4] She was sold on 2 January 1959, reflagged in Liberia, and renamed Evy. In 1960, she was again flagged in the US and renamed Valliant Faith. On 6 October 1961, she was reflagged in Greece, and renamed Hermioni and then Arya Jayanti in 1963. She was scrapped in Bombay, India, in December 1966.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2021.
  2. ^ a b c MARCOM.
  3. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. ^ a b MARAD.
  5. ^ Sawyer & Mitchell 1985, pp. 42–43.

Bibliography

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  • "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  • Maritime Administration. "Henry Gilbert Costin". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  • "SS Henry Gilbert Costin". Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  • Sawyer, L.A.; Mitchell, W.H. (1985). The Liberty Ships. Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Great Britain: St. Edmundsbury Press Ltd. ISBN 1850440492.

Further reading

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  • Williams, Greg H. (2014). The Liberty Ships of World War II. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 9780786479450.