SS William Wirt

History
United States
Name	William Wirt
Namesake	William Wirt
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 50
Awarded	14 March 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost	$1,071,644
Yard number	2037
Way number	2
Laid down	13 May 1942
Launched	4 July 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Harmon H. Hoy
Completed	24 July 1942
Identification	Call sign: KGBF; ;
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 16 December 1947; Sold for scrapping, 2 November 1965, withdrawn from fleet, 24 November 1965;
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;

NameWilliam Wirt

NamesakeWilliam Wirt

OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)

OperatorAlcoa Steamship Co., Inc.

SS William Wirt was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William Wirt, an American author and statesman who is credited with turning the position of United States Attorney General into one of influence. He was the longest serving Attorney General in US history. He was also the Anti-Masonic Party nominee for president in the 1832 election.

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United States
Name	William Wirt
Namesake	William Wirt
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 50
Awarded	14 March 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland^[1]
Cost	$1,071,644^[2]
Yard number	2037
Way number	2
Laid down	13 May 1942
Launched	4 July 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Harmon H. Hoy
Completed	24 July 1942
Identification	Call sign: KGBF ^[2]
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 16 December 1947 Sold for scrapping, 2 November 1965, withdrawn from fleet, 24 November 1965


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