SS Timothy Bloodworth

The SS "Timothy Bloodworth" (Hull Number 1033) was a standard type (Z-EC2-S-C1) Liberty ship built by the Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, during World War II. She was named after Timothy Bloodworth, who was an American teacher and statesman from North Carolina.

The ship was laid down on 4 February, 1943, launched on 17 March, and delivered to the U.S. Navy 22 April. [ [http://www.fiu.edu/~thompsop/liberty/liberty_list.html Liberty Ships, Master List of Names ] ]

Wartime Record

*1944
**July - Part of CONVOY HX 299 [ [http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/hx299.html Convoy HX 299 - warsailors.com ] ] Departed New York City on July 11 1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 24th. She went on to Oban for orders
**December - Damaged by a rocket on 16 December in the Northeast Atlantic, with two Armed Guards killed. 49 ships were listed as sunk or damaged in that month. [ [http://www.usmm.org/sunk44.html Chronological List of U.S. Ships Sunk or Damaged during 1944 ] ]
*1963 - Scrapped; Portland, Ore.

Memorial

After the war, Zidell Exploration brought 149 Liberty ships to Portland over a period of twenty years as they ended their military or commercial service. The Naito family created Liberty Ship Memorial Park [ [http://www.oakgrovedesigns.net/homepage/libships/ Liberty Ship Memorial ] ] (1270 NW Naito Parkway, Portland, Oregon), on the bank of the Willamette River, dedicated to the Liberty Ships and to the U.S. Merchant Mariners.

When constructed, their Bow sections were filled with Concrete for reinforcing. Those parts could not be salvaged and were buried on the site of this Memorial. This marker, at the last resting place of their bows, honors the many great ships that Oregon workers built for the nation in a time of great need.

Quoted from a plaque in the park::"We honor the contributions made to our nations commerce, and our victory in the second world war. We remember the Ships, the workers who built them well, and the crews who served upon them dutifully."

References

* [http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/LibIndex.html MARINERS LIBERTY SHIPS - INDEX]
* [http://www.usmm.net/l/deltajones.html U.S. Maritime Service Veterans]