SS Nick Stoner information

History
United States
Name	Nick Stoner
Namesake	Nick Stoner
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	North Atlantic & Gulf Steamship Co.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2307
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$927,137
Yard number	48
Way number	5
Laid down	12 May 1944
Launched	17 June 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs.Eula Brown
Completed	30 June 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WQZQ; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 22 October 1948; Sold for scrapping, 14 May 1963;
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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio); 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 Nick Stoner was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Nick Stoner, a hunter and trapper that served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and later the United States Army during the War of 1812.

^ ^a ^b MARCOM.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

[FOOTNOTEDavies200423-2] Davies 2004, p. 23.

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History

United States
Name	Nick Stoner
Namesake	Nick Stoner
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	North Atlantic & Gulf Steamship Co.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2307
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$927,137^[1]
Yard number	48
Way number	5
Laid down	12 May 1944
Launched	17 June 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs.Eula Brown
Completed	30 June 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WQZQ ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 22 October 1948 Sold for scrapping, 14 May 1963
General characteristics ^[2]
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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 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