SS Willard Hall

History
United States
Name	John Woolman, before 14 October 1942; Willard Hall, renamed 14 October 1942;
Namesake	John Woolman; Willard Hall;
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Stockard Steamship Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 930
Awarded	30 January 1942
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost	$1,076,324
Yard number	2080
Way number	16
Laid down	29 November 1942
Launched	28 December 1942
Completed	11 January 1943
Identification	Call sign: KKGE; ;
Fate	Laid up in Reserve Fleet, 14 June 1946, sold for scrap 22 March 1966
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 Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp, Harrison, New Jersey); 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;

Name

John Woolman, before 14 October 1942
Willard Hall, renamed 14 October 1942

Namesake

OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)

OperatorStockard Steamship Corp.

SS Willard Hall was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Willard Hall, a Delaware attorney and politician from Wilmington in New Castle County. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware Senate, as a United States representative from Delaware and as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

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United States
Name	John Woolman, before 14 October 1942 Willard Hall, renamed 14 October 1942
Namesake	John Woolman Willard Hall
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Stockard Steamship Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 930
Awarded	30 January 1942
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland^[1]
Cost	$1,076,324^[2]
Yard number	2080
Way number	16
Laid down	29 November 1942
Launched	28 December 1942
Completed	11 January 1943
Identification	Call sign: KKGE ^[2]
Fate	Laid up in Reserve Fleet, 14 June 1946, sold for scrap 22 March 1966


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 Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp, Harrison, New Jersey) 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