SS F. Southall Farrar
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United States | |
Name | F. Southall Farrar |
Namesake | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2365 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $989,957[1] |
Yard number | 150 |
Way number | 4 |
Laid down | 22 May 1944 |
Launched | 4 July 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. James A. Jones Jr. |
Completed | 20 July 1944 |
Identification |
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Fate | Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 28 June 1948 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 30 December 1965 |
General characteristics [2] | |
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Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS F. Southall Farrar was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after , an agriculturist and 4-H leader from Virginia.
Construction[]
F. Southall Farrar was laid down on 22 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2365, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. James A. Jones Jr., daughter-in-law of James Addison Jones, and launched on 4 July 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to the , on 20 July 1944. On 28 June 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Beaumont, Texas. On 30 December 1965, she was sold, to , for $51,505, to be scrapped. She was removed from the fleet on 17 January 1966.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "F. Southall Farrar". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- "SS F. Southall Farrar". Retrieved 9 November 2017.
Categories:
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1944 ships
- Beaumont Reserve Fleet