SS James J. Pettigrew

SS James J. Pettigrew (MC contract 874) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after J. Johnston Pettigrew, a Confederate general from North Carolina killed during the American Civil War.

History
United States
NameJames J. Pettigrew
NamesakeJ. Johnston Pettigrew
BuilderNorth Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina
Yard number52
Way number7
Laid down24 November 1942
Launched24 December 1942
Honors and
awards		 1 × battle star
FateScrapped 1960
General characteristics
TypeLiberty ship
Tonnage7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Propulsion
  • Two oil-fired boilers
  • Triple expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
  • 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Capacity9,140 tons cargo
Complement41
Armament

The ship was laid down by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in their Cape Fear River yard on November 24, 1942, and launched on December 24, 1942.[1] Pettigrew was chartered to Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., by the War Shipping Administration until entering the James River Fleet of the National Defense Reserve Fleet in January 1946. At the time she required more than $100,000 of repairs. The vessel was sold for scrap in 1967.[2]

Awards

Pettigrew's Naval Armed Guard detachment received one battle star for World War II service.[3] On May 11, 1944 while part of convoy UGS-40 Pettigrew came under heavy air attack. The convoy managed to fight off an attack that included bombs, torpedoes, and glide bombs without casualties.[4]

See also

References
  1. "North Carolina Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  2. "James J. Pettigrew". MARAD Vessel History Database. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  3. "U.S. Merchant Marine Ships whose Naval Armed Guard crews earned "Battle Stars" in World War II - Ships with names "G to M"". American Merchant Marine at War. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  4. Mackenzie J. Gregory. "Convoy UGS-40, under extreme enemy air attack. May 11th. 1944". Ahoy - Mac's Web Log. Retrieved 2019-01-09.


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