SS William Few was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William Few, an American politician, farmer, businessman, and a Founding Father of the United States. Few represented the US state of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention and signed the United States Constitution. Few, along with James Gunn, were the first senators from Georgia.
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 United States | |
| Name | William Few |
| Namesake | William Few |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Merchant & Miners Transportation Co. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 309 |
| Awarded | 1 May 1941 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[1] |
| Cost | $1,071,549[2] |
| Yard number | 2059 |
| Way number | 5 |
| Laid down | 14 July 1942 |
| Launched | 28 August 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Frank Egan |
| Completed | 10 September 1942 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Sold for commercial use, 30 December 1946 |
 Honduras | |
| Name | Norlandia |
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| Fate | reflagged 1961 |
 Greece | |
| Name | Norlandia |
| Owner | Silet Compañia de Vapores |
| Fate | reflagged 1967 |
 Panama | |
| Name | Norlandia |
| Owner | Silet Compañia de Vapores |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1969 |
| General characteristics [3] | |
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| Length | |
| 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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Construction
editWilliam Few was laid down on 14 July 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 309, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland. She was sponsored by Mrs. Frank Egan, the daughter of J. Kirkpatrick, the chief hull inspector for MARCOM, in Philadelphia, and was launched on 28 August 1942.[2][1]
History
editShe was allocated to Merchant & Miners Transportation Co., on 10 September 1942. On 30 December 1946, she was sold for commercial use to Compañia Navegacion de Vapores, for $544,506. She was scrapped in Osaka in 1969.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". Shipbuilding History. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "SS William Few". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "William Few". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 5 March 2020.