SS Frederic W. Galbraith

History
United States
Name	Frederic W. Galbraith
Namesake	Frederick W. Galbraith
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	South Atlantic Steamship Lines
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2503
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[2]
Cost	$948,517[1]
Yard number	67
Way number	1
Laid down	30 September 1944
Launched	2 November 1944
Completed	14 November 1944
Identification	Call sign: KYUQ [1]
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 4 March 1948 Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 26 May 1952 Sold for scrapping, 2 November 1970, withdrawn from fleet, 17 November 1970
General characteristics [3]
Class and 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 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS Frederic W. Galbraith was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Frederick W. Galbraith, the National Commander of the American Legion, from 1920 to 1921. He was a decorated World War I veteran who was instrumental in helping to make the Legion the largest war veterans' organization in the US.

Construction[edit]

Frederic W. Galbraith was laid down on 30 September 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2503, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; and was launched on 2 November 1944.^[2][1]

History[edit]

She was allocated to the South Atlantic Steamship Lines, on 14 November 1944. On 4 March 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina. On 26 May 1952, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 2 November 1970, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., for $41,137. She was removed from the fleet, 17 November 1970.^[4]

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