SS William Cox (December 1944)
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Name | William Cox |
Namesake | William Cox |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2394 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $846,574[1] |
Yard number | 179 |
Way number | 3 |
Laid down | 4 December 1944 |
Launched | 30 December 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Arlee Cox |
Completed | 10 January 1945 |
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Fate | Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 3 May 1948 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 6 July 1967 |
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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 Cox was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William Cox, who was lost at sea while he was a fireman on SS David H. Atwater, that was shelled by German submarine U-552, 2 April 1942, off Virginia.
Construction[]
William Cox was laid down on 4 December 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2394, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Arlee Cox, widow of the namesake, and launched on 31 December 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 10 January 1945. On 3 May 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 6 July 1967, she was sold, along with her sister ship , for $91,340, to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 28 July 1967.[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 18 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "William Cox". 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.
- "SS William Cox". Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1944 ships
- Wilmington Reserve Fleet