SS Albert K. Smiley

History
United States
Name	Albert K. Smiley
Namesake	Albert K. Smiley
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2386
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$870,308[1]
Yard number	171
Way number	1
Laid down	20 October 1944
Launched	21 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Harry A. Straus
Completed	30 November 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KYTW; [1];
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 8 December 1948; Sold for scrapping, 26 February 1964;
General characteristics [2]
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 m3) (grain); 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (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;

SS Albert K. Smiley was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Albert K. Smiley, co-founder of Mohonk Mountain House and member of the Board of Indian Commissioners.

Construction

Albert K. Smiley was laid down on 20 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2386, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Harry A. Straus, and launched on 21 November 1944.[3][1]

History

She was allocated to International Freighting Corporation, on 30 November 1944. On 8 December 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. On 26 February 1964, she was sold for $45,287, to First Steel & Ship Corp., for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 11 March 1964.[4][5]

Bibliography

"Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
"Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
Maritime Administration. "Albert K. Smiley". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
"SS Albert K. Smiley". Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

[FOOTNOTEDavies200423-2] Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTEJ.A._Brunswick2010-3] J.A. Brunswick 2010.

[FOOTNOTELiberty_Ships-4] Liberty Ships.

[FOOTNOTEMARAD-5] MARAD.