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SS Edward D. White

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History
United States
NameEdward D. White
NamesakeEdward Douglass White
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorA.H. Bull & Company
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1499
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,826,051[1]
Yard number115
Way number5
Laid down22 June 1943
Launched20 September 1943
Completed30 September 1943
Identification
Fate
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
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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

SS Edward D. White was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Edward Douglass White, the ninth Chief Justice of the United States and a United States senator from Louisiana.

Construction

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Edward D. White was laid down on 22 June 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1499, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia, and launched on 30 September 1943.[3]

History

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She was allocated to A.H. Bull & Company, on 30 September 1943. On 17 December 1945, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 5 May 1953, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1953", she returned loaded with grain on 20 May 1953. She was again withdrawn from the fleet on 4 November 1957, to have the grain unloaded, she returned empty on 8 November 1957. On 27 October 1958, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1958", she returned loaded with grain on 10 November 1958. She was again withdrawn from the fleet on 8 September 1959, to have the grain unloaded, she returned empty on 12 September 1959. On 11 June 1970, she was sold to Union Mineral & Alloys Corporation, for $43,212, for scrapping, she was delivered on 30 July 1970.[4][5]

References

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Bibliography

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  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "Edward D. White". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  • "SS Edward D. White". Retrieved 5 November 2017.