SS Stephen Beasley

History
United States
Name	Stephen Beasley
Namesake	Stephen Beasley
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	T.J. Stevenson & Co., Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2483
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$1,155,623
Yard number	47
Way number	5
Laid down	13 May 1944
Launched	24 June 1944
Sponsored by	Eleanor Garrett Bunker
Completed	13 July 1944
Identification	Call sign: WQGA; ;
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 17 December 1948; Sold for scrapping, 14 March 1961, removed from the fleet, 28 March 1961;
General characteristics
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 Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, California); 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 anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

SS Stephen Beasley was a

Philadelphia

, Pennsylvania, during the early years of the Republic.

Construction

Stephen Beasley was laid down on 13 May 1944, under a

Rear Admiral Charles W.O. Bunker and the great-great-granddaughter of the namesake, and was launched on 24 June 1944.^[2]^[1]

History

She was allocated to the

T.J. Stevenson & Co., Inc., on 13 July 1944. On 17 December 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. She was sold for scrapping, 14 March 1961, to Luria Bros. and Co., for $61,789.22. She was removed from the fleet on 28 March 1961.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c MARCOM.
^ ^a ^b St. John's River SBC 2010.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
^ MARAD.

Bibliography

"St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
Maritime Administration. "Stephen Beasley". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
"SS Stephen Beasley". Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

[FOOTNOTESt._John's_River_SBC2010-2] St. John's River SBC 2010.

[FOOTNOTEDavies200423-3] Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTEMARAD-4] MARAD.

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