SS Jared Ingersoll information

History
United States
Name	Jared Ingersoll
Namesake	Jared Ingersoll
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	American West African Line, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 60
Awarded	14 March 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost	$1,074,809
Yard number	2047
Way number	1
Laid down	24 June 1942
Launched	15 August 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. B.N. Ward
Completed	25 August 1942
Identification	Call sign: KGJR; ;
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 13 January 1947; Sold for scrapping, 7 July 1964, withdrawn from fleet, 4 August 1962;
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 Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp, Harrison, New Jersey); 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 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

SS Jared Ingersoll was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Jared Ingersoll, an American Founding Father, lawyer, and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a signatory of the Constitution of the United States.

^ ^a ^b MARCOM.
^ Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2008.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

[FOOTNOTEBethlehem-Fairfield_Shipyards2008-2] Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2008.

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

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History

United States
Name	Jared Ingersoll
Namesake	Jared Ingersoll
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	American West African Line, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 60
Awarded	14 March 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland^[2]
Cost	$1,074,809^[1]
Yard number	2047
Way number	1
Laid down	24 June 1942
Launched	15 August 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. B.N. Ward
Completed	25 August 1942
Identification	Call sign: KGJR ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 13 January 1947 Sold for scrapping, 7 July 1964, withdrawn from fleet, 4 August 1962
General characteristics ^[3]
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 Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp, Harrison, New Jersey) 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 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns