SS William B. Woods
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Name | William B. Woods |
Namesake | William B. Woods |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
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Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1490 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $2,740,069[1] |
Yard number | 106 |
Way number | 2 |
Laid down | 6 July 1942 |
Launched | 13 March 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Emil J. Kratt |
Completed | 7 May 1943 |
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Fate | Torpedoed off Italy, 10 March 1944 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS William B. Woods was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. Named after William B. Woods, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and a member of the Ohio General Assembly.
Construction[]
William B. Woods was laid down on 21 July 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1490, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs.Emil J.Kratt, and launched on 7 April 1943.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to on 31 May 1943. On 10 March 1944, she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-952 near Palermo, Italy, 38°26′N 13°30′E / 38.43°N 13.50°ECoordinates: 38°26′N 13°30′E / 38.43°N 13.50°E, with the loss of one US Navy Armed Guard and fifty-one US Army personnel.[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 27 October 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "William B. Woods". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- "SS William B. Woods". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
Categories:
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1943 ships
- Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II
- Maritime incidents in March 1944
- World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea