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Name | F. Southall Farrar |
Namesake | F. Southall Farrar |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2365 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $989,957 [1] |
Yard number | 150 |
Way number | 4 |
Laid down | 22 May 1944 |
Launched | 4 July 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. James A. Jones Jr. |
Completed | 20 July 1944 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS F. Southall Farrar was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after F. Southall Farrar, an agriculturist and 4-H leader from Virginia.
F. Southall Farrar was laid down on 22 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2365, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. James A. Jones Jr., daughter-in-law of James Addison Jones, and launched on 4 July 1944. [3] [1]
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