SS W. P. Few

History
United States
Name	W.P. Few
Namesake	William Preston Few
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2363
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,035,580
Yard number	148
Way number	2
Laid down	1 May 1944
Launched	22 June 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. J. Elmer Long
Completed	3 July 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WQAE; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 19 April 1946; Sold for scrapping, 18 September 1958;
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;

NameW.P. Few

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2363

SS W. P. Few was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William Preston Few, the first president of Duke University.

History

History




United States
Name	W.P. Few
Namesake	William Preston Few
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2363
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,035,580^[1]
Yard number	148
Way number	2
Laid down	1 May 1944
Launched	22 June 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. J. Elmer Long
Completed	3 July 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WQAE ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 19 April 1946 Sold for scrapping, 18 September 1958


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 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