SS George W. Norris

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameGeorge W. Norris
Namesake George W. Norris
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2388
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$823,133 [1]
Yard number173
Way number3
Laid down31 October 1944
Launched2 December 1944
Sponsored byMiss Gretchen Rath
Completed12 December 1944
Identification
FateWrecked and lost off Japan, 1 March 1946
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 George W. Norris was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after George W. Norris, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a United States senator from Nebraska.

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Construction

George W. Norris was laid down on 31 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2388, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Miss Gretchen Rath, the eleven-year-old granddaughter of the namesake, and launched on 2 December 1944. [3] [1]

History

She was allocated to Prudential Steamship Corporation, on 12 December 1944. On 6 March 1946, she was wrecked and lost off Tenega Shima, Japan, she was declared a marine total loss. [4] [5]

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