William MacLay was laid down on 24 April 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 47, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; sponsored by Mrs. John W. Whiling, the wife local ABS surveyor at Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, and was launched on 22 June 1942.[2][1]
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January 01, 1970
william, maclay, liberty, ship, built, united, states, during, world, named, after, william, maclay, politician, from, pennsylvania, during, eighteenth, century, maclay, along, with, robert, morris, member, pennsylvania, first, member, delegation, united, stat. SS William MacLay was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II She was named after William MacLay a politician from Pennsylvania during the eighteenth century Maclay along with Robert Morris was a member of Pennsylvania s first two member delegation to the United States Senate Following his tenure in the Senate he served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on two separate occasions as a county judge and as a presidential elector History United States NameWilliam MacLay NamesakeWilliam MacLay OwnerWar Shipping Administration WSA OperatorA H Bull amp Co Inc Orderedas type EC2 S C1 hull MCE hull 47 Awarded14 March 1941 BuilderBethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore Maryland 2 Cost 1 054 457 1 Yard number2034 Way number1 Laid down24 April 1942 Launched22 June 1942 Sponsored byMrs John W Whiling Completed7 July 1942 IdentificationCall sign KFVA 1 FateLaid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Mobile Alabama 10 December 1947 Sold for scrapping 26 April 1967 withdrawn from fleet 18 May 1967 General characteristics 3 Class and typeLiberty ship type EC2 S C1 standard Tonnage10 865 LT DWT 7 176 GRT Displacement3 380 long tons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 lwl Beam57 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 Vulcan Iron Works Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania 1 screw propeller Speed11 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 USNAG ArmamentVaried 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 MacLay was laid down on 24 April 1942 under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MCE hull 47 by the Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore Maryland sponsored by Mrs John W Whiling the wife local ABS surveyor at Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard and was launched on 22 June 1942 2 1 History editShe was allocated to A H Bull amp Co Inc on 7 July 1942 On 10 December 1947 she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Mobile Alabama She was sold for scrapping on 26 April 1967 to Union Minerals amp Alloys Corp for 45 501 She was withdrawn from the fleet on 18 May 1967 4 References edit a b c MARCOM a b Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards 2008 Davies 2004 p 23 MARAD Bibliography edit Bethlehem Fairfield Baltimore MD www ShipbuildingHistory com 14 August 2008 Retrieved 26 February 2020 Maritime Administration William MacLay Ship History Database Vessel Status Card U S Department of Transportation Maritime Administration Retrieved 26 February 2020 Davies James May 2004 Specifications As Built PDF p 23 Retrieved 26 February 2020 SS William MacLay Retrieved 26 February 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS William MacLay amp oldid 1162527986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
