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The "Knoxville" The "Knoxville", launched March 27, 1919, was the 33rd "Sub Boat" launched at the Shipping Board's New Jersey shipyard. She was a 5,075 DWT, 335' LOA freighter assigned initially to the Donald Steamship Co. and later the Munson Steamship Co. She carried general cargo but was used mostly to ship nitrates and coke from Chilean waters to several Baltic ports. "Knoxville" was plagued with mechanical problems and had several major breakdowns in her relatively short career. Here we see her ready to be launched after repairs and inspections as a result of her grounding in the Houston ship channel. She was eventually towed to Baltimore from Port Arthur, Texas in 1929 for breaking up at the Union Shipbuilding Co. 10 short years after her launching. Watercolor on Szabo 300LB WC paper. Available, exclusively, at the John Raimondi Gallery, 15 Pleasant St., Rockport, MA. Reference #13180 15" X 22" (image size) Browse Categories • Pencil and Watercolor Studies • Freighters, Tankers,Tugs and Barges • A Press of Sail! • Ships and Marine Railways • Landscapes and Seascapes • Model Ships
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