SS George G. Crawford

History
United States
Name	George G. Crawford
Namesake	George G. Crawford
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1510
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,370,642
Yard number	126
Way number	4
Laid down	16 November 1943
Launched	1 January 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. I.M. Aiden
Completed	13 January 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KVLY; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia, 21 September 1945; Sold for commercial use, 20 February 1947;
Greece
Name	Megalohar
Owner	John Theodorakopoulos and Manuel E. Kulukundis
Acquired	20 February 1947
Fate	Scrapped, February 1968
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;

NameGeorge G. Crawford

NamesakeGeorge G. Crawford

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1510

BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia

SS George G. Crawford was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after George G. Crawford, the president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company in Birmingham, Alabama and later president of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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United States
Name	George G. Crawford
Namesake	George G. Crawford
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1510
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,370,642^[1]
Yard number	126
Way number	4
Laid down	16 November 1943
Launched	1 January 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. I.M. Aiden
Completed	13 January 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KVLY ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia, 21 September 1945 Sold for commercial use, 20 February 1947


Greece
Name	Megalohar
Owner	John Theodorakopoulos and Manuel E. Kulukundis
Acquired	20 February 1947
Fate	Scrapped, February 1968


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