SS Howell E. Jackson

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameHowell E. Jackson
Namesake Howell E. Jackson
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator Marine Transport Line
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1498
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1.851.609 [1]
Yard number114
Way number4
Laid down22 May 1943
Launched6 September 1943
Sponsored byNobie Ramspeck
Completed25 September 1943
Identification
Fate
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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
Armament

SS Howell E. Jackson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Howell E. Jackson, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and a United States senator from Tennessee.

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Construction

Howell E. Jackson was laid down on 22 May 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1498, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; [3] sponsored by Nobie Ramspeck, [1] wife of House Majority Whip Robert Ramspeck, and launched on 6 September 1943. [3]

History

She was allocated to Marine Transport Line, on 25 September 1943. On 7 June 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 9 August 1962, she was sold to North American Smelting Company, for $45,025, for scrapping, she was delivered on 29 August 1962. [4] [5]

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