SS Wesley W. Barrett

SS Wesley W. Barrett was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Wesley W. Barrett.

History
United States
Name:	Wesley W. Barrett
Namesake:	Wesley W. Barrett
Owner:	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator:	American West African Line Inc.
Ordered:	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2345
Builder:	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[1]
Cost:	$1,017,340[2]
Yard number:	86
Way number:	2
Laid down:	29 January 1945
Launched:	7 March 1945
Completed:	21 March 1945
Identification:	Call sign: ANQD [2]
Fate:	Transferred to the, Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 18 September 1947
Status:	Sold for scrapping, 22 September 1964, removed from fleet, 8 February 1965
General characteristics [3]
Class and type:	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C5, boxed aircraft transport
Tonnage:	10,600 LT DWT 7,200 GRT
Displacement:	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length:	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam:	57 feet (17 m)
Draft:	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power:	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion:	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, California) 1 × screw propeller
Speed:	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity:	490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m^3) (bale)
Complement:	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament:	Varied 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

Construction

Wesley W. Barrett was laid down on 29 January 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2342, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 7 March 1945.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to American West African Line Inc., on 21 March 1945. After a number of contracts, on 18 September 1947, she was laid up in the Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. She was sold for scrapping, 22 September 1964, to Pinto Island Metals Co., for $49,666.88. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 8 February 1965.[4]

References

1. J.A. Panama City 2010.
2. MARCOM.
3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
4. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
• Maritime Administration. "Wesley W. Barrett". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "SS Wesley W. Barrett". Retrieved 13 December 2019.