SS Raymond Clapper

{{Short description|Liberty ship of WWII}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image= |image_caption= }}

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|section4={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header=title |country=Liberia |flag={{shipboxflag|Liberia|civil}} |name= ''Shamrock'' |namesake= |owner = Shamrock Steamship Corp. |operator = |fate= Sold, 1954 |notes= |badge= }}

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|section6={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header=title |country=Greece |flag={{shipboxflag|Greece|civil}} |name= ''Elias Dayfas II'' |namesake= |owner = Volbay Navigation, SA |operator = Daymark Shiping Agency |fate= Abandoned, 7 May 1966, presumed sunk |notes= |badge= }}

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'''SS ''Raymond Clapper''''' was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Raymond Clapper, a commentator and news analyst for both radio and newspapers.

==Construction== ''Raymond Clapper'' was laid down on 17 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2479, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Miss Jane Clapper, the daughter of the namesake, and was launched on 23 May 1944.{{sfn|St. John's River SBC|2010}}{{sfn|MARCOM}}

==History== She was allocated to the T.J. Stevenson & Co.Inc., on 13 June 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 12 June 1947, to Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp., and renamed ''T.J. Stevenson''. After several name and owner changes on 7 May 1966, named ''Elias Dayfas II'', she was abandoned off the Yucatán Peninsula, near {{coord|21|09|N|86|28|W|display=inline}}, after developing leaks. She was taken in tow but later broke loose and was presumed sunk.{{sfn|MARAD}}

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==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} * {{cite web | url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/stjohnsriver.htm | title = St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL | publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com | date = 16 October 2010 | access-date = 22 January 2020 | ref = {{sfnRef|St. John's River SBC|2010}} }} * {{cite web |url= https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/10489 |title=Raymond Clapper |author=Maritime Administration |work=Ship History Database Vessel Status Card |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration |access-date= 22 January 2020 |ref={{sfnref|MARAD}} }} * {{cite web |last= Davies |first= James |url= http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf |title= Specifications (As-Built) |page=23 |date= May 2004 |access-date= 22 January 2020 }} * {{cite web |url= http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=Raymond%20Clapper&code=B2479a |title= SS ''Raymond Clapper'' |access-date= 22 January 2020 |ref= {{sfnRef|MARCOM}} }} {{refend}}

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