SS Niels Poulson information

History
United States
Name	Niels Poulson
Namesake	Niels Poulson
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2371
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$972,154
Yard number	156
Way number	4
Laid down	6 July 1944
Launched	18 August 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. W.H. McWhirter
Completed	5 September 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WSLR; ;
Fate	Struck a mine off Gorgona, Italy, 6 December 1946; Sold for scrapping, 20 February 1948;
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 Niels Poulson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Niels Poulson, an architect and philanthropist.

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

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

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History

United States
Name	Niels Poulson
Namesake	Niels Poulson
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2371
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$972,154^[1]
Yard number	156
Way number	4
Laid down	6 July 1944
Launched	18 August 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. W.H. McWhirter
Completed	5 September 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WSLR ^[1]
Fate	Struck a mine off Gorgona, Italy, 6 December 1946 Sold for scrapping, 20 February 1948
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