SS Robert Trimble
World War II Liberty ship of the United States
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SS Robert Trimble was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert Trimble, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
NameRobert Trimble
NamesakeRobert Trimble
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorAgwilines, Inc.
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 United States | |
| Name | Robert Trimble |
| Namesake | Robert Trimble |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Agwilines, Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1493 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
| Cost | $2,173,763[1] |
| Yard number | 109 |
| Way number | 5 |
| Laid down | 29 August 1942 |
| Launched | 21 June 1943 |
| Completed | 20 July 1943 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold to Italy, 1947 |
 Italy | |
| Name | Andrea |
| Namesake | Andrea Corrado |
| Owner | Societe Di Navigazione Corrado |
| Acquired | 27 December 1963 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1963 |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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Construction
Robert Trimble was laid down on 29 August 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1493, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia, and launched on 21 June 1943.[3]
History
She was allocated to Agwilines, Inc., on 20 July 1943. On 23 December 1946, she was transferred to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her to Socite Di Navigazione Corrado for $544,506, on 27 December 1946. She was renamed Andrea and scrapped in June 1963.[4][5]