SS W. S. Jennings

History
United States
Name	W. S. Jennings
Namesake	W. S. Jennings
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Stockard Steamship Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2487
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$992,949
Yard number	51
Way number	3
Laid down	9 June 1944
Launched	25 July 1944
Completed	9 August 1944
Identification	Call sign: WRRK; ;
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 15 December 1949; Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 28 April 1952; Sold for scrapping, 27 February 1970, withdrawn from fleet, 1 May 1970;
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. S. Jennings

NamesakeW. S. Jennings

OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)

OperatorStockard Steamship Corp.

SS W. S. Jennings was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after W. S. Jennings, an American politician. He served as the 18th Governor of Florida after being a lawyer, county judge, and state representative.

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United States
Name	W. S. Jennings
Namesake	W. S. Jennings
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Stockard Steamship Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2487
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida^[1]
Cost	$992,949^[2]
Yard number	51
Way number	3
Laid down	9 June 1944
Launched	25 July 1944
Completed	9 August 1944
Identification	Call sign: WRRK ^[2]
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 15 December 1949 Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 28 April 1952 Sold for scrapping, 27 February 1970, withdrawn from fleet, 1 May 1970


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