World War II Liberty ship of the United States
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History |
United States |
Name | James A. Wetmore |
Namesake | James A. Wetmore |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | William J. Rountree Company |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1502 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,753,260 |
Yard number | 118 |
Way number | 2 |
Laid down | 14 August 1943 |
Launched | 30 October 1943 |
Completed | 11 November 1943 |
Identification | |
Fate | |
General characteristics |
Class and type | |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | |
Length |
- 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
- 416 feet (127 m) pp
- 427 feet (130 m) lwl
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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)
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Propulsion | |
Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Capacity |
- 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
- 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
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Complement | |
Armament | |
SS James A. Wetmore was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James A. Wetmore, the Acting Supervising Architect of the United States, from 1915–1933.
Construction
James A. Wetmore was laid down on 14 August 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1502, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia, and launched on 30 October 1943.
History
She was allocated to William J. Rountree Company, on 11 November 1943. On 29 May 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 19 January 1967, she was sold to Northern Metal Company, for $46,000, for scrapping. She was delivered on 18 February 1967.
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