SS William F. Jerman

SS William F. Jerman was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William F. Jerman, who was lost at sea while he was the master of SS Cities Service Empire, that was torpedoed by German submarine U-128, 22 February 1942, off the East Coast.

History
United States
Name	William F. Jerman
Namesake	William F. Jerman
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2393
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$843,091
Yard number	178
Way number	2
Laid down	27 November 1944
Launched	23 December 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Charles W. Tillett
Completed	31 December 1944
Identification	Call Signal: ANEU
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 4 November 1947 Sold for scrapping, 19 February 1960
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 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	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

Construction

William F. Jerman was laid down on 27 November 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2393, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Charles W. Tillett, and launched on 23 December 1944.

History

She was allocated to Black Diamond Steamship Co., on 31 December 1944. On 14 November 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 19 February 1960, she was sold for $70,161, to Bethlehem Steel, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 26 April 1960.

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 F. Jerman". 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 F. Jerman". Retrieved 18 November 2017.