SS Harold O. Wilson

	A locomotive being unloaded from Harold O. Wilson on 3 November 1945
History
United States
Name	Harold O. Wilson
Namesake	Harold O. Wilson
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2396
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$803,647
Yard number	181
Way number	5
Laid down	12 December 1944
Launched	12 January 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. J.S. Bragdon
Completed	24 January 1945
Identification	Call Signal: ANHY; ;
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 20 June 1947
United States
Name	North Beacon
Operator	Northeastern Steamship Corp.
Acquired	20 June 1947
Fate	Sold, April 1955
United States
Name	Texmar
Operator	Bethlehem Steel
Acquired	April 1955
Fate	Wrecked and sold for scrapping, January 1961
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;

NameHarold O. Wilson

NamesakeHarold O. Wilson

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2396

BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia

SS Harold O. Wilson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Harold O. Wilson, who was lost at sea while he was an oiler on SS Flora MacDonald, that was torpedoed by German submarine U-126, 30 May 1943, off Sierra Leone.

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A locomotive being unloaded from Harold O. Wilson on 3 November 1945




United States
Name	Harold O. Wilson
Namesake	Harold O. Wilson
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2396
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$803,647^[1]
Yard number	181
Way number	5
Laid down	12 December 1944
Launched	12 January 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. J.S. Bragdon
Completed	24 January 1945
Identification	Call Signal: ANHY ^[1]
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 20 June 1947


United States
Name	North Beacon
Operator	Northeastern Steamship Corp.
Acquired	20 June 1947
Fate	Sold, April 1955


United States
Name	Texmar
Operator	Bethlehem Steel
Acquired	April 1955
Fate	Wrecked and sold for scrapping, January 1961


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