SS William B. Wilson
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SS William B. Wilson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William B. Wilson, the first United States Secretary of Labor.
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Name | William B. Wilson |
Namesake | William B. Wilson |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Eastern Steamship Co. |
Ordered | as type (Z-EC2-S-C2) hull, MC hull 1537 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $1,748,271[1] |
Yard number | 19 |
Way number | 3 |
Laid down | 14 September 1943 |
Launched | 6 November 1943 |
Completed | 16 December 1943 |
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Class and type | type Z-EC2-S-C2, army tank transport |
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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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