SS Josiah Parker
World War II Liberty ship of the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SS Josiah Parker was a liberty ship built during World War II by Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, an EC2-S-C1 Type.[3] The ship was named for Josiah Parker (1751 – 1810), an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia in the First through Sixth United States Congresses.
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Josiah Parker was a standard liberty ship, similar to SS John W. Brown, seen here. | |
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Name | Josiah Parker |
Namesake | Josiah Parker |
Owner | War Shipping Administration[1] |
Port of registry | New Orleans |
Builder | Delta Shipbuilding Co, New Orleans |
Yard number | 44[2] |
Way number | 8[2] |
Laid down | 16 July 1942 |
Launched | 26 September 1942 |
Completed | 21 October 1942 |
Fate | Scrapped 1964 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Height | 34 ft 8 in (10.57 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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The SS Josiah Parker's Official Number was 242368. It was owned by the United States War Shipping Administration. Its MC Hull No. was 0132.[4] It was laid down on July 16, 1942 and launched September 26, 1942.[5]