SS Wesley W. Barrett
Appearance
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Wesley W. Barrett |
Namesake | Wesley W. Barrett |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | American West African Line Inc. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2345 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[1] |
Cost | $1,017,340[2] |
Yard number | 86 |
Way number | 2 |
Laid down | 29 January 1945 |
Launched | 7 March 1945 |
Completed | 21 March 1945 |
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Fate |
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General characteristics [3] | |
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Tonnage | |
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) |
Capacity | 490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale) |
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SS Wesley W. Barrett was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Wesley W. Barrett.
Construction
[edit]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.[1][2]
History
[edit]She was allocated to American West African Line Inc., 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 Pinto Island Metals Co., for $49,666.88. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 8 February 1965.[4]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "Wesley W. Barrett". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "SS Wesley W. Barrett". Retrieved 13 December 2019.