SS William F. Jerman

SS William F. Jerman was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William F. Jerman, who was lost at sea while he was the master of SS Cities Service Empire, that was torpedoed by German submarine U-128, 22 February 1942, off the East Coast.

History
United States
Name: William F. Jerman
Namesake: William F. Jerman
Ordered: as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2393
Builder: J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost: $843,091[1]
Yard number: 178
Way number: 2
Laid down: 27 November 1944
Launched: 23 December 1944
Sponsored by: Mrs. Charles W. Tillett
Completed: 31 December 1944
Identification:
Fate: Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 4 November 1947
Status: Sold for scrapping, 19 February 1960
General characteristics [2]
Class and type:
Tonnage:
Displacement:
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:
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)
Complement:
Armament:

Construction

William F. Jerman was laid down on 27 November 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2393, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Charles W. Tillett, and launched on 23 December 1944.[3][1]

History

She was allocated to Black Diamond Steamship Co., on 31 December 1944. On 14 November 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 19 February 1960, she was sold for $70,161, to Bethlehem Steel, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 26 April 1960.[4][5]

References
  1. MARCOM.
  2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. J.A. Brunswick 2010.
  4. Liberty Ships.
  5. MARAD.

Bibliography
  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "William F. Jerman". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 18 November 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "SS William F. Jerman". Retrieved 18 November 2017.


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