She was allocated to Eastern Steamship Co., on 16 December 1943. She was one of eight special ships, a Z-EC2-S-C2, a Tank carrier. She was built with larger cargo hold hatches and stronger crane lifts. J.A.Jones Construction built the eight Z-EC2-S-C2 Tank carrier in 1943. [4] On 10 October 1945, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 31 July 1972, she was sold for $75,500 to N.V. Intershitra, Rotterdam, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 25 August 1972.[5][6]
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November 30, 2023
william, wilson, liberty, ship, built, united, states, during, world, named, after, william, wilson, first, united, states, secretary, labor, historyunited, statesnamewilliam, wilsonnamesakewilliam, wilsonownerwar, shipping, administration, operatoreastern, st. SS William B Wilson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II She was named after William B Wilson the first United States Secretary of Labor HistoryUnited StatesNameWilliam B WilsonNamesakeWilliam B WilsonOwnerWar Shipping Administration WSA OperatorEastern Steamship Co Orderedas type Z EC2 S C2 hull MC hull 1537BuilderJ A Jones Construction Panama City FloridaCost 1 748 271 1 Yard number19Way number3Laid down14 September 1943Launched6 November 1943Completed16 December 1943IdentificationCall Signal KVBR 1 FateLaid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet James River Group Lee Hall Virginia 10 October 1945 Sold for scrapping 31 Jul 1972General characteristics 2 Class and typetype Z EC2 S C2 army tank transportTonnage10 865 LT DWT 7 176 GRTDisplacement3 380 long tons 3 434 t light 14 245 long tons 14 474 t max Length441 feet 6 inches 135 m oa 416 feet 127 m pp 427 feet 130 m lwlBeam57 feet 17 m Draft27 ft 9 25 in 8 4646 m Installed power2 Oil fired 450 F 232 C boilers operating at 220 psi 1 500 kPa 2 500 hp 1 900 kW Propulsion1 triple expansion steam engine manufactured by General Machinery Corp Hamilton Ohio 1 screw propellerSpeed11 5 knots 21 3 km h 13 2 mph Capacity562 608 cubic feet 15 931 m3 grain 499 573 cubic feet 14 146 m3 bale Complement38 62 USMM 21 40 USNAGArmamentVaried by ship Bow mounted 3 inches 76 mm 50 caliber gun Stern mounted 4 inches 102 mm 50 caliber gun 2 8 single 20 millimeters 0 79 in Oerlikon anti aircraft AA cannons and or 2 8 37 millimeters 1 46 in M1 AA guns Contents 1 Construction 2 History 3 References 4 BibliographyConstruction editWilliam B Wilson was laid down on 14 September 1943 under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 1537 by J A Jones Construction Panama City Florida she was launched on 6 November 1943 3 1 History editShe was allocated to Eastern Steamship Co on 16 December 1943 She was one of eight special ships a Z EC2 S C2 a Tank carrier She was built with larger cargo hold hatches and stronger crane lifts J A Jones Construction built the eight Z EC2 S C2 Tank carrier in 1943 4 On 10 October 1945 she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the James River Group Lee Hall Virginia On 31 July 1972 she was sold for 75 500 to N V Intershitra Rotterdam for scrapping She was removed from the fleet on 25 August 1972 5 6 References edit a b c MARCOM Davies 2004 p 23 J A Panama City 2010 usmaritimecommission de Z EC2 S C2 Tank carrier Liberty ships Liberty Ships MARAD Bibliography edit Jones Construction Panama City FL www ShipbuildingHistory com 13 October 2010 Retrieved 28 November 2017 Liberty Ships World War II Retrieved 28 November 2017 Maritime Administration William B Wilson Ship History Database Vessel Status Card U S Department of Transportation Maritime Administration Retrieved 28 November 2017 Davies James May 2004 Specifications As Built PDF p 23 Retrieved 28 November 2017 SS William B Wilson Retrieved 28 November 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS William B Wilson amp oldid 1162527659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,