SS Henry Hadley

SS Henry Hadley was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Henry Hadley, an American composer and conductor.

History
United States
Name:	Henry Hadley
Namesake:	Henry Hadley
Owner:	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator:	T.J. Stevenson & Co., Inc.
Ordered:	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2489
Awarded:	23 April 1943
Builder:	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost:	$1,013,742[2]
Yard number:	53
Way number:	5
Laid down:	26 June 1944
Launched:	8 August 1944
Completed:	22 August 1944
Identification:	Call sign: WSPW [2]
Fate:	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 8 March 1948 Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 23 May 1952
Status:	Sold for scrapping, 28 October 1971, withdrawn from fleet, 23 May 1972
General characteristics [3]
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 m^3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m^3) (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

Construction

Henry Hadley was laid down on 26 June 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2489, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; and was launched on 8 August 1944.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to the T.J. Stevenson & Co., Inc., on 22 August 1944. On 8 March 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina. On 23 May 1952, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 28 October 1971, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. She was removed from the fleet, 23 May 1972.[4]

References

1. St. John's River SBC 2010.
2. MARCOM.
3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
4. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
• Maritime Administration. "Henry Hadley". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 29 January 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "SS Henry Hadley". Retrieved 29 January 2020.