SS William Cox (December 1944)

History
United States
Name	William Cox
Namesake	William Cox
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2394
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$846,574[1]
Yard number	179
Way number	3
Laid down	4 December 1944
Launched	30 December 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Arlee Cox
Completed	10 January 1945
Identification	Call Signal: ANEV; [1];
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 3 May 1948; Sold for scrapping, 6 July 1967;
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;

SS William Cox was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William Cox, who was lost at sea while he was a fireman on SS David H. Atwater, that was shelled by German submarine U-552, 2 April 1942, off Virginia.

Construction

William Cox was laid down on 4 December 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2394, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Arlee Cox, widow of the namesake, and launched on 31 December 1944.[3][1]

History

She was allocated to Blidberg & Rothchild Co., Inc., on 10 January 1945. On 3 May 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 6 July 1967, she was sold, along with her sister ship SS Henry Clay, for $91,340, to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 28 July 1967.[4][5]

Bibliography

"Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
"Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 18 November 2017.
Maritime Administration. "William Cox". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
"SS William Cox". Retrieved 18 November 2017.

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[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

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

[FOOTNOTEJ.A._Brunswick2010-3] J.A. Brunswick 2010.

[FOOTNOTELiberty_Ships-4] Liberty Ships.

[FOOTNOTEMARAD-5] MARAD.