SS Thomas Todd

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History
United States
NameThomas Todd
NamesakeThomas Todd
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorStandard Fruit & Steamship Company
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1492
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$2,276,232[1]
Yard number108
Way number4
Laid down14 August 1942
Launched19 May 1943
Sponsored byMrs. G.N. McIlhenny
Completed30 June 1943
Identification
Fate
General characteristics [2]
Class & type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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
Armament

SS Thomas Todd was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Thomas Todd, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Thomas Todd was laid down on 14 August 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1492, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. G.N. McIlhenny, and launched on 19 May 1943.[3][1]

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