The Concrete Ships of WWI and WWII: An Experiment In Maritime Construction
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Cape Fear
Cuyamaca
Dinsmore
Latham
Moffitt
Palo Alto
Peralta
Polias
San Pasqual
Sapona
Selma
WWII
Anderson
Aspdin
Chateliere
Considere
Cowham
Eckel
Grant
Hennibique
Humphrey
Kahn
Lesley
Meade
Merriman
Pasley
Pollard
Saylor
Slater
Smeaton
Talbot
Thatcher
Vicat
Vidal
Vitruvius
Wason
Barges
Quartz
YOGN 82
Breakwaters
Powell River
Kiptopeke
 

S.S. Albert Kahn

The S.S. Albert Kahn was built by McCloskey and Company in Tampa, Florida in October of 1944. She was used as a Navy storeship in the South Pacific and sailed to Japan in 1946. In March, 1947 she was abandoned and eventually sunk by U.S. bombers as a navigational hazard.

Location

The S.S. Albert Kahn was sunk in the South Pacific. Exact location unknown.

Photos

None available. However, since all the McCloskey ships are identical, you can see photos of the other ships to see what the S.S. Albert Kahn looked like.

Vital Statistics

Gross Weight: 4,690 Tons
Net Weight: 2,738 Tons
Dimensions: 102.53 meters x 16.45 m x 10.66 m
Engine: T.3-cyl, Prescott Mehy Co.