SS Josiah Parker
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 Josiah Parker was a standard liberty ship, similar to SS John W. Brown, seen here. | |
| History | |
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| Name | Josiah Parker |
| Namesake | Josiah Parker |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration[1] |
| Port of registry |  New Orleans |
| Builder | Delta Shipbuilding Co, New Orleans |
| Yard number | 44[2] |
| Way number | 8[2] |
| Laid down | 16 July 1942 |
| Launched | 26 September 1942 |
| Completed | 21 October 1942 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Height | 34 ft 8 in (10.57 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Josiah Parker was a liberty ship built during World War II by Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, an EC2-S-C1 Type.[3] The ship was named for Josiah Parker (1751 – 1810), an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia in the First through Sixth United States Congresses.
The SS Josiah Parker's Official Number was 242368. It was owned by the United States War Shipping Administration. Its MC Hull No. was 0132.[4] It was laid down on July 16, 1942, and launched September 26, 1942.[5]