SS William Few

SS William Few was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William Few, an American politician, farmer, businessman, and a Founding Father of the United States. Few represented the US state of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention and signed the United States Constitution. Few, along with James Gunn, were the first Senators from Georgia.

History
United States
NameWilliam Few
NamesakeWilliam Few
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorMerchant & Miners Transportation Co.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 309
Awarded1 May 1941
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[1]
Cost$1,071,549[2]
Yard number2059
Way number5
Laid down14 July 1942
Launched28 August 1942
Sponsored byMrs. Frank Egan
Completed10 September 1942
Identification
FateSold for commercial use, 30 December 1946
Honduras
NameNorlandia
Owner
  • Compañia Navegacion de Vapores (1947—1950)
  • Silet Compañia de Vapores (1950—)
Operator
Fatereflagged 1961
Greece
NameNorlandia
OwnerSilet Compañia de Vapores
Fatereflagged 1967
Panama
NameNorlandia
OwnerSilet Compañia de Vapores
FateScrapped, 1969
General characteristics [3]
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

Construction

William Few was laid down on 14 July 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 309, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. Frank Egan, the daughter J. Kirkpatrick, the chief hull inspector for MARCOM, in Philadelphia, and was launched on 28 August 1942.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to Merchant & Miners Transportation Co., on 10 September 1942. On 30 December 1946, she was sold for commercial use to Compañia Navegacion de Vapores, for $544,506. She was scrapped in Osaka, in 1969.[4]

References

Bibliography

  • "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "William Few". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  • "SS William Few". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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