SS Wesley W. Barrett

History
United States
Name	Wesley W. Barrett
Namesake
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2345
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[2]
Cost	$1,017,340[1]
Yard number	86
Way number	2
Laid down	29 January 1945
Launched	7 March 1945
Completed	21 March 1945
Identification	Call sign: ANQD [1]
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 m3) (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

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

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.^[2][1]

History[]

She was allocated to , 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 , for $49,666.88. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 8 February 1965.^[4]

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