SS Henry W. Grady

History
United States
Name	Henry W. Grady
Namesake	Henry W. Grady
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Wilmore Steamship Company
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1501
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,827,324
Yard number	117
Way number	1
Laid down	31 July 1943
Launched	22 October 1943
Completed	30 October 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KYPV
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia, 9 May 1946 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 19 May 1952 Sold for scrapping, 22 June 1971
General characteristics
Class and 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 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS Henry W. Grady was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Henry W. Grady, a journalist.

Construction

Henry W. Grady was laid down on 31 July 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1501, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia, and launched on 22 October 1943.

History

She was allocated to Wilmore Steamship Company, on 30 October 1943. On 9 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 19 May 1952, she was laid up in the NDRF in Beaumont, Texas. On 22 June 1971, she was sold to Consolidated Steel Corporation, for $42,000, for scrapping. She was delivered on 21 July 1971.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
• "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
• Maritime Administration. "Henry W. Grady". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
• "SS Henry W. Grady". Retrieved 5 November 2017.