SS Jeremiah M. Daily
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SS Jeremiah M. Daily was a Liberty ship built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. The ship was named in honor of Jeremiah M. Daily, (1871-1924) who was the manager of marine department of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Jeremiah M. Daily inspired Jerry Dooley [2] and the Affairs of Cappy Ricks.[3] The ship was assigned by the War Shipping Administration to American South African Line of New York who operated it throughout World War II. Jeremiah M. Daily was laid down on 18 July 1943, launched on 9 August 1943 and completed on 22 August 1943, with the hull No. 1724 as part of the Emergency Shipbuilding Program, built is 35 days.[4]
SS John W Brown, a ship of the same class as the Jeremiah M. Daily | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Jeremiah M. Daily |
Namesake | Jeremiah M. Daily |
Owner | United States Maritime Commission |
Operator | American South African Line |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corp. |
Yard number | |
Laid down | 18 July 1943 |
Launched | 9 August 1943 |
Completed | 9 August 1943 |
Fate | Kamikazed 12 November 1944, scrapped in 1962 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type |
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Tonnage | 7,176 GRT, 10,865 DWT |
Displacement | 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) |
Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Capacity |
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Troops | 550[1] |
Complement | |
Armament |
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