James L. Ackerson

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James L. Ackerson (1881-1931) was a United States Navy officer and naval constructor. [1] He served as the general manager, vice president and trustee of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp in 1918. [2] [3] [4]

After graduating fromt he U.S. Naval Academy in 1901, Ackerson started serving in the Construction Corps. [5] He then completed a naval architecture course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1906. [5] After this, he was appointed to the Brooklyn Navy yard and later transferred to the Bureau of Construction and Repair. He was then loaned to the Shipping Board during World War II. [5]

Ackerson died on September 13, 1931. [2]

The SS James L. Ackerson was named after him. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 1 ISBN   0837932017 OCLC   657162692
  2. 1 2 Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 1  ISBN   0837932017 OCLC   657162692
  3. ↑ "People Behind the Names A". www.armed-guard.com.
  4. ↑ Williams, Greg H. (2014). The Liberty Ships of World War II: A Record of the 2,710 Vessels and Their Builders, Operators and Namesakes, with a History of the Jeremiah O'Brien. McFarland. p. 214. ISBN   978-0-7864-7945-0.
  5. 1 2 3 Army, Navy, Air Force Journal & Register. Army and Navy Journal, Incorporated. 1944. p. 839.
  6. ↑ "Ships build under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936". usmaritimecommission.de.
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