SS Patrick S. Mahony

History
United States
Name	Patrick S. Mahony
Namesake	Patrick S. Mahony
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2400
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$839,185
Yard number	185
Way number	3
Laid down	30 December 1944
Launched	10 February 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Christine Mahoney
Completed	22 February 1945
Identification	Call Signal: ANIC; ;
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 13 September 1945; Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 10 December 1947; Sold for scrapping, 19 January 1960;
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 Hamilton Engineering Works, Brunswick, Georgia); 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;

NamePatrick S. Mahony

NamesakePatrick S. Mahony

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2400

BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia

SS Patrick S. Mahony was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Patrick S. Mahony, who was lost at sea while he was master of M/V J. A. Moffett Jr., after she was torpedoed by German submarine U-571, on 8 July 1942, off Florida.

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United States
Name	Patrick S. Mahony
Namesake	Patrick S. Mahony
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2400
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$839,185^[1]
Yard number	185
Way number	3
Laid down	30 December 1944
Launched	10 February 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Christine Mahoney
Completed	22 February 1945
Identification	Call Signal: ANIC ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 13 September 1945 Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 10 December 1947 Sold for scrapping, 19 January 1960


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 Hamilton Engineering Works, Brunswick, Georgia) 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