SS Augustine B. McManus

History
United States
Name	Augustine B. McManus
Namesake	Augustine B. McManus
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2361
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,048,743
Yard number	146
Way number	6
Laid down	21 April 1944
Launched	10 June 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. William J. Harrison
Completed	24 June 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WPYY; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 27 March 1948; Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 27 May 1952; Sold for scrapping, 30 September 1970;
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 National Transit Company, Oil City, Pennsylvania); 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;

NameAugustine B. McManus

NamesakeAugustine B. McManus

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2361

BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia

SS Augustine B. McManus was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Augustine B. McManus, a US Navy officer and a Navy Hydrographic Bureau scientist that had testified at the Titanic disaster trials.

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United States
Name	Augustine B. McManus
Namesake	Augustine B. McManus
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2361
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,048,743^[1]
Yard number	146
Way number	6
Laid down	21 April 1944
Launched	10 June 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. William J. Harrison
Completed	24 June 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WPYY ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 27 March 1948 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 27 May 1952 Sold for scrapping, 30 September 1970


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 National Transit Company, Oil City, Pennsylvania) 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