SS James L. Ackerson

History
United States
Name	James L. Ackerson
Namesake	James L. Ackerson
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Wessel Duval & Company
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2468
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$1,304,445
Yard number	32
Way number	2
Laid down	11 January 1944
Launched	29 February 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. James L.Ackerson
Completed	16 March 1944
Identification	Call sign: KWCA; ;
Fate	Laid up in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, 18 May 1946; Sold for commercial use, 22 January 1947, removed from fleet, 27 January 1947;
Greece
Name	Captain John Matarangas
Owner	Stavros S. Niarchos
Operator	Simpson, Spence and Young
Fate	Sold, 1950
Greece
Name	Artemis
Owner	Tropis Co., Ltd.
Fate	Scrapped, 1967
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;

NameJames L. Ackerson

NamesakeJames L. Ackerson

OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)

OperatorWessel Duval & Company

SS James L. Ackerson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James L. Ackerson, a naval constructor and the general manager and vice president of the US Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation from 1918 to 1920.

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United States
Name	James L. Ackerson
Namesake	James L. Ackerson
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Wessel Duval & Company
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2468
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida^[1]
Cost	$1,304,445^[2]
Yard number	32
Way number	2
Laid down	11 January 1944
Launched	29 February 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. James L.Ackerson
Completed	16 March 1944
Identification	Call sign: KWCA ^[2]
Fate	Laid up in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, 18 May 1946 Sold for commercial use, 22 January 1947, removed from fleet, 27 January 1947


Greece
Name	Captain John Matarangas
Owner	Stavros S. Niarchos
Operator	Simpson, Spence and Young
Fate	Sold, 1950


Greece
Name	Artemis
Owner	Tropis Co., Ltd.
Fate	Scrapped, 1967


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