SS William Gaston
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | William Gaston |
| Namesake | William Gaston |
| Builder | North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Yard number | 15 |
| Way number | 3 |
| Laid down | 23 May 1942 |
| Launched | 19 July 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Liberty ship |
| Tonnage | 7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity | 9,140 tons cargo |
| Complement | 41 |
| Armament | 1 × 5 in (130 mm) deck gun, 1 x 3-inch/50-caliber gun , and 8 x .30 caliber machine guns |
SS William Gaston (
U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina, author of the North Carolina state song, and namesake of Gaston County, North Carolina
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The ship was laid down by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in their Cape Fear River yard on May 23, 1942, then launched on July 19, 1942.[1] She was operated by the American West Africa Line for the War Shipping Administration.[2]
On July 23, 1944 while traveling between
References
- ^ "North Carolina Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ "William Gaston". MARAD Vessel History Database. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "William Gaston". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ Cressman, Robert J. "Events of the Year 1945". The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in WWII. Naval Historical Center. Retrieved 2019-01-06.