SS Henry W. Grady
SS Henry W. Grady was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Henry W. Grady, a journalist.
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Name: | Henry W. Grady |
Namesake: | Henry W. Grady |
Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator: | Wilmore Steamship Company |
Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1501 |
Builder: | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost: | $1,827,324[1] |
Yard number: | 117 |
Way number: | 1 |
Laid down: | 31 July 1943 |
Launched: | 22 October 1943 |
Completed: | 30 October 1943 |
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Status: | Sold for scrapping, 22 June 1971 |
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Beam: | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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Construction
Henry W. Grady was laid down on 31 July 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1501, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia, and launched on 22 October 1943.[3]
History
She was allocated to Wilmore Steamship Company, on 30 October 1943. On 9 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 19 May 1952, she was laid up in the NDRF in Beaumont, Texas. On 22 June 1971, she was sold to Consolidated Steel Corporation, for $42,000, for scrapping. She was delivered on 21 July 1971.[4][5]
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References
- MARCOM.
- Davies 2004, p. 23.
- J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- Liberty Ships.
- MARAD.
Bibliography
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Henry W. Grady". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 29 October 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "SS Henry W. Grady". Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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