SS Grover C. Hutcherson

History
United States
Name	Grover C. Hutcherson
Namesake	Grover C. Hutcherson
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Overlakes Freight Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2512
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$942,829
Yard number	76
Way number	4
Laid down	21 November 1944
Launched	22 December 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. A.J. Gollnick
Completed	31 December 1944
Identification	Call sign: ANDN; ;
Fate	Laid up in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28 April 1948; Laid up in the, James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 28 May 1952; Sold for scrapping, 12 September 1972, removed from fleet, 6 November 1972;
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;

NameGrover C. Hutcherson

NamesakeGrover C. Hutcherson

OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)

OperatorOverlakes Freight Corp.

SS Grover C. Hutcherson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Grover C. Hutcherson, a Merchant seaman killed on the Liberty ship SS Timothy Pickering when she was struck by an Italian Junkers Ju 87 Stuka while anchored off August Sicily, 13 July 1943.

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United States
Name	Grover C. Hutcherson
Namesake	Grover C. Hutcherson
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Overlakes Freight Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2512
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida^[1]
Cost	$942,829^[2]
Yard number	76
Way number	4
Laid down	21 November 1944
Launched	22 December 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. A.J. Gollnick
Completed	31 December 1944
Identification	Call sign: ANDN ^[2]
Fate	Laid up in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28 April 1948 Laid up in the, James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 28 May 1952 Sold for scrapping, 12 September 1972, removed from fleet, 6 November 1972


General characteristics ^[3]
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