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SS James IredellUnited States
NameJames Iredell
NamesakeJames Iredell
OperatorAgwilines Inc
Ordered
  • as SS James Iredell
  • EC2-S-C1 hull
Yard number45
Way number9
Laid downOctober 25, 1942
LaunchedNovember 29, 1942
Acquired1943
Commissioned1943
Decommissioned1944
StrickenOctober 23, 1943 in Naples
FateScuttled on June 8, 1944 to protect Omaha Beach
General characteristics
Class and typeCrater-class cargo ship
Displacement4,023 t.(lt) 11,565 t.(fl)
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Propulsionreciprocating steam engine, single shaft
Speed12 kts.
Complement206
Black and white photograph of the ship
SS James Iredell circa 1941

SS James Iredell (MC contract 867) was a Liberty ship in World War II that was attacked in Naples and scuttled on June 8, 1944 to protect Omaha Beach.

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