SS Albert K. Smiley

History
United States
Name	Albert K. Smiley
Namesake	Albert K. Smiley
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2386
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$870,308
Yard number	171
Way number	1
Laid down	20 October 1944
Launched	21 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Harry A. Straus
Completed	30 November 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KYTW; ;
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 8 December 1948; Sold for scrapping, 26 February 1964;
General characteristics
Class & 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;

NameAlbert K. Smiley

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2386

SS Albert K. Smiley was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Albert K. Smiley, co-founder of Mohonk Mountain House and member of the Board of Indian Commissioners.

History

History




United States
Name	Albert K. Smiley
Namesake	Albert K. Smiley
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2386
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$870,308^[1]
Yard number	171
Way number	1
Laid down	20 October 1944
Launched	21 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Harry A. Straus
Completed	30 November 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KYTW ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 8 December 1948 Sold for scrapping, 26 February 1964


General characteristics ^[2]
Class & 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