SS Edward R. Squibb

SS Edward R. Squibb was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Edward R. Squibb, a US Navy surgeon, and founder of E. R. Squibb and Sons.

History
United States
Name	Edward R. Squibb
Namesake	Edward R. Squibb
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2384
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$870,514[1]
Yard number	169
Way number	5
Laid down	6 October 1944
Launched	9 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Paul Jones
Completed	21 November 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KYTQ [1]
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 30 October 1948 Sold for scrapping, 13 April 1971
General characteristics [2]
Class & 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-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

Construction

Edward R. Squibb was laid down on 6 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2384, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Paul Jones, daughter-in-law of James Addison Jones, and launched on 9 November 1944.^[3][1]

History

She was allocated to West India Steamship Company, on 21 November 1944. On 30 October 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Beaumont, Texas. On 13 April 1971, she was sold for $40,100, to Luria Brothers & Co., Inc., for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 11 May 1971.^[4][5]