SS Henry W. Grady
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SS Henry W. Grady was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Henry W. Grady, a journalist.
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Name | Henry W. Grady |
Namesake | Henry W. Grady |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Wilmore Steamship Company |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1501 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,827,324[1] |
Yard number | 117 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 31 July 1943 |
Launched | 22 October 1943 |
Completed | 30 October 1943 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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