SS Thomas Stone

History
United States
Name	Thomas Stone
Namesake	Thomas Stone
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	American West African Line Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 27
Awarded	14 March 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost	$1,147,240
Yard number	2014
Way number	13
Laid down	20 October 1941
Launched	12 April 1942
Completed	16 May 1942
Identification	Call sign: KEWS; ;
Fate	Laid up in the Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York, 30 December 1947; Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 11 June 1952; Sold for scrapping, 13 April 1971, withdrawn from fleet, 5 May 1971;
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;

NameThomas Stone

NamesakeThomas Stone

OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)

OperatorAmerican West African Line Inc.

SS Thomas Stone was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Thomas Stone, a Founding Father, American planter and lawyer who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate for Maryland. He later worked on the committee that formed the Articles of Confederation in 1777. He acted as President of Congress for a short time in 1784.

[1]

[2]

[3]

SS Thomas Stone

History

References

Bibliography

Related Articles

History




United States
Name	Thomas Stone
Namesake	Thomas Stone
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	American West African Line Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 27
Awarded	14 March 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland^[1]
Cost	$1,147,240^[2]
Yard number	2014
Way number	13
Laid down	20 October 1941
Launched	12 April 1942
Completed	16 May 1942
Identification	Call sign: KEWS ^[2]
Fate	Laid up in the Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York, 30 December 1947 Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 11 June 1952 Sold for scrapping, 13 April 1971, withdrawn from fleet, 5 May 1971


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