SS William Few

History
United States
Name	William Few
Namesake	William Few
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Merchant & Miners Transportation Co.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 309
Awarded	1 May 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost	$1,071,549
Yard number	2059
Way number	5
Laid down	14 July 1942
Launched	28 August 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Frank Egan
Completed	10 September 1942
Identification	Call sign: KHHJ; ;
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 30 December 1946
Honduras
Name	Norlandia
Owner	Compañia Navegacion de Vapores (1947—1950); Silet Compañia de Vapores (1950—);
Operator	Simpson, Spence & Young (1947); North American Shipping & Trading Co. (1947—1954); International Navigation Co.;
Fate	reflagged 1961
Greece
Name	Norlandia
Owner	Silet Compañia de Vapores
Fate	reflagged 1967
Panama
Name	Norlandia
Owner	Silet Compañia de Vapores
Fate	Scrapped, 1969
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 Ellicott Machine Corp., Baltimore, Maryland); 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;

NameWilliam Few

NamesakeWilliam Few

OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)

OperatorMerchant & Miners Transportation Co.

SS William Few was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William Few, an American politician, farmer, businessman, and a Founding Father of the United States. Few represented the US state of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention and signed the United States Constitution. Few, along with James Gunn, were the first senators from Georgia.

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United States
Name	William Few
Namesake	William Few
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Merchant & Miners Transportation Co.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 309
Awarded	1 May 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland^[1]
Cost	$1,071,549^[2]
Yard number	2059
Way number	5
Laid down	14 July 1942
Launched	28 August 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Frank Egan
Completed	10 September 1942
Identification	Call sign: KHHJ ^[2]
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 30 December 1946


Honduras
Name	Norlandia
Owner	Compañia Navegacion de Vapores (1947—1950) Silet Compañia de Vapores (1950—)
Operator	Simpson, Spence & Young (1947) North American Shipping & Trading Co. (1947—1954) International Navigation Co.
Fate	reflagged 1961


Greece
Name	Norlandia
Owner	Silet Compañia de Vapores
Fate	reflagged 1967


Panama
Name	Norlandia
Owner	Silet Compañia de Vapores
Fate	Scrapped, 1969


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 Ellicott Machine Corp., Baltimore, Maryland) 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