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SS Jerry S. Foley

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Sold for scrapping, 5 October 1970, withdrawn from fleet, 12 November 1970
987: 307: 296: 213: 630: 628: 199: 206: 192: 598:, for $ 42,500. She was removed from the fleet, 12 November 1970. 311: 300: 586:, on 11 October 1944. On 9 October 1948, she was laid up in the 756: 700:. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration 634: 594:, Texas. She was sold for scrapping, 5 October 1970, to 539:, in Foley, Florida; on the board of directors of the 1561: 802: 392:,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., 677:"St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL" 615: 613: 611: 679:. www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010 768: 8: 373:, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 775: 761: 753: 535:, Florida. Foley was the president of the 434:562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m) (grain) 562:was laid down on 23 August 1944, under a 437:499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m) (bale) 326:441 feet 6 inches (135 m) 698:Ship History Database Vessel Status Card 566:(MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2497, by the 369:2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) 607: 359:27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) 646: 489:20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon 20: 483:4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 32: 7: 1712:Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida 788:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 568:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 543:, in Jacksonville; president of the 477:3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 112:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 619: 82:American South African Lines, Inc. 14: 658: 584:American South African Lines Inc. 499:37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 212: 205: 198: 191: 34: 588:National Defense Reserve Fleet 231:National Defense Reserve Fleet 1: 537:Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company 390:triple-expansion steam engine 376:2,500 hp (1,900 kW) 715:"Specifications (As-Built)" 531:a prominent businessman in 71:War Shipping Administration 1738: 713:Davies, James (May 2004). 692:Maritime Administration. 635:St. John's River SBC 2010 582:She was allocated to the 246: 91:as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, 27: 23: 247:General characteristics 1223:Hendrik Willem Van Loon 547:; and president of the 262:type EC2-S-C1, standard 237:, Texas, 9 October 1948 1722:Beaumont Reserve Fleet 1488:Walter M. Christiansen 541:Atlantic National Bank 527:. She was named after 338:427 feet (130 m) 332:416 feet (127 m) 1416:Frederic W. Galbraith 792:Jacksonville, Florida 1497:Grover C. Hutcherson 1034:Elizabeth C. Bellamy 494:(AA) cannons and/or, 274:10,865 LT  16:Liberty ship of WWII 1563:Type T1-M-BT1 ships 1376:Morris C. Feinstone 1007:Napoleon B. Broward 804:Type EC2-S-C1 ships 564:Maritime Commission 351:57 feet (17 m) 166:Mrs. Jerry S. Foley 1250:William Crane Gray 1205:Hugh J. Kilpatrick 1115:Thomas A. McGinley 872:Richard Montgomery 845:John J. Crittenden 596:Reman Shipping Co. 549:LOP&G Railroad 1694: 1693: 1340:Michael de Kovats 1313:Negley D. Cochran 1241:Jasper F. Cropsey 1178:James K. Paulding 1169:George E. Merrick 1097:James L. Ackerson 1052:Royal S. Copeland 1016:Arthur M. Huddell 980:William G. Sumner 881:John Philip Sousa 545:Bahamas-Cuban Co. 507: 506: 163:Sponsored by 158:29 September 1944 1729: 1687: 1678: 1669: 1660: 1651: 1642: 1633: 1624: 1615: 1606: 1597: 1588: 1576: 1574:gasoline tankers 1554: 1545: 1536: 1527: 1518: 1515:Harold A. Jordan 1509: 1506:Fred C. Stebbins 1500: 1491: 1482: 1473: 1470:Isaac Mayer Wise 1464: 1455: 1452:Telfair Stockton 1446: 1437: 1428: 1419: 1410: 1397: 1388: 1379: 1370: 1361: 1352: 1349:John H. McIntosh 1343: 1334: 1325: 1316: 1307: 1298: 1295:Alfred I. Dupont 1289: 1280: 1271: 1262: 1253: 1244: 1235: 1226: 1217: 1208: 1199: 1190: 1181: 1172: 1163: 1154: 1145: 1136: 1133:Edward A. Filene 1127: 1124:Frederick Tresca 1118: 1109: 1100: 1091: 1088:Henry S. Sanford 1082: 1073: 1064: 1055: 1046: 1037: 1028: 1019: 1010: 1001: 992: 989:Peter Stuyvesant 983: 974: 965: 956: 947: 938: 935:Dwight W. Morrow 929: 920: 911: 902: 893: 884: 875: 866: 857: 848: 839: 830: 821: 809: 777: 770: 763: 754: 748: 746: 744: 729: 727: 725: 719: 709: 707: 705: 694:"Jerry S. Foley" 688: 686: 684: 662: 656: 650: 644: 638: 632: 623: 617: 217: 216: 210: 209: 203: 202: 196: 195: 42: 39: 38: 37: 21: 1737: 1736: 1732: 1731: 1730: 1728: 1727: 1726: 1697: 1696: 1695: 1690: 1681: 1672: 1663: 1654: 1645: 1636: 1627: 1618: 1609: 1600: 1591: 1582: 1566: 1565: 1557: 1551:Thomas L. Haley 1548: 1539: 1533:James H. Courts 1530: 1521: 1512: 1503: 1494: 1485: 1476: 1467: 1461:Louis Bamberger 1458: 1449: 1443:Isaac M. Singer 1440: 1431: 1422: 1413: 1400: 1394:George E. Waldo 1391: 1382: 1373: 1364: 1355: 1346: 1337: 1328: 1319: 1310: 1301: 1292: 1283: 1274: 1265: 1259:Ethelbert Nevin 1256: 1247: 1238: 1232:Stephen Beasley 1229: 1220: 1211: 1202: 1196:Raymond Clapper 1193: 1187:Thomas J. Lyons 1184: 1175: 1166: 1160:Arthur R. Lewis 1157: 1148: 1142:Richard K. Call 1139: 1130: 1121: 1112: 1103: 1094: 1085: 1079:Andrew Turnbull 1076: 1067: 1058: 1049: 1040: 1031: 1022: 1013: 1004: 995: 986: 977: 968: 962:Edward M. House 959: 950: 941: 932: 923: 914: 905: 896: 890:Henry Watterson 887: 878: 869: 863:Robert Y. Hayne 860: 851: 842: 833: 824: 815: 808:"Liberty Ships" 807: 806: 798: 786:ships built by 781: 751: 742: 740: 732: 723: 721: 717: 712: 703: 701: 691: 682: 680: 675: 671: 666: 665: 657: 653: 645: 641: 633: 626: 618: 609: 604: 580: 557: 401:screw propeller 364:Installed power 229:Laid up in the 211: 204: 197: 190: 174:11 October 1944 40: 35: 33: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1735: 1733: 1725: 1724: 1719: 1714: 1709: 1699: 1698: 1692: 1691: 1689: 1688: 1679: 1670: 1661: 1652: 1643: 1634: 1625: 1616: 1607: 1598: 1589: 1579: 1577: 1559: 1558: 1556: 1555: 1546: 1537: 1528: 1519: 1510: 1501: 1492: 1483: 1479:Henry B. Plant 1474: 1465: 1456: 1447: 1438: 1429: 1420: 1411: 1408:Henry B. Plant 1403:Harald Torsvik 1398: 1389: 1385:David L. Yulee 1380: 1371: 1362: 1358:Jerry S. Foley 1353: 1344: 1335: 1326: 1322:Anna Dickinson 1317: 1308: 1299: 1290: 1281: 1272: 1268:W. S. Jennings 1263: 1254: 1245: 1236: 1227: 1218: 1209: 1200: 1191: 1182: 1173: 1164: 1155: 1151:August Belmont 1146: 1137: 1128: 1119: 1110: 1101: 1092: 1083: 1074: 1065: 1056: 1047: 1038: 1029: 1020: 1011: 1002: 993: 984: 975: 971:Harvey Cushing 966: 957: 948: 939: 930: 921: 917:Rufus C. Dawes 912: 903: 894: 885: 876: 867: 858: 849: 840: 836:Francis Asbury 831: 822: 812: 810: 800: 799: 782: 780: 779: 772: 765: 757: 750: 749: 736:Jerry S. Foley 730: 710: 689: 672: 670: 667: 664: 663: 651: 639: 624: 606: 605: 603: 600: 579: 576: 560:Jerry S. Foley 556: 553: 529:Jerry S. Foley 512:Jerry S. Foley 505: 504: 503: 502: 495: 485: 481:Stern-mounted 479: 473: 471:Varied by ship 466: 462: 461: 460: 459: 453: 445: 441: 440: 439: 438: 435: 430: 426: 425: 410: 406: 405: 404: 403: 397: 394:Hamilton, Ohio 384: 380: 379: 378: 377: 374: 365: 361: 360: 357: 353: 352: 349: 345: 344: 343: 342: 336: 330: 322: 318: 317: 316: 315: 304: 291: 287: 286: 285: 284: 278: 270: 266: 265: 264: 263: 260: 253: 252:Class and type 249: 248: 244: 243: 242: 241: 238: 225: 221: 220: 219: 218: 188: 180: 179:Identification 176: 175: 172: 168: 167: 164: 160: 159: 156: 152: 151: 150:23 August 1944 148: 144: 143: 140: 136: 135: 132: 128: 127: 124: 120: 119: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 89: 85: 84: 79: 75: 74: 68: 64: 63: 61:Jerry S. Foley 58: 54: 53: 51:Jerry S. Foley 48: 44: 43: 30: 29: 25: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1734: 1723: 1720: 1718: 1715: 1713: 1710: 1708: 1707:Liberty ships 1705: 1704: 1702: 1686: 1685: 1680: 1677: 1676: 1671: 1668: 1667: 1662: 1659: 1658: 1653: 1650: 1649: 1644: 1641: 1640: 1635: 1632: 1631: 1626: 1623: 1622: 1617: 1614: 1613: 1608: 1605: 1604: 1599: 1596: 1595: 1590: 1587: 1586: 1581: 1580: 1578: 1575: 1572: 1570: 1564: 1560: 1553: 1552: 1547: 1544: 1543: 1542:Fred Herrling 1538: 1535: 1534: 1529: 1526: 1525: 1520: 1517: 1516: 1511: 1508: 1507: 1502: 1499: 1498: 1493: 1490: 1489: 1484: 1481: 1480: 1475: 1472: 1471: 1466: 1463: 1462: 1457: 1454: 1453: 1448: 1445: 1444: 1439: 1436: 1435: 1430: 1427: 1426: 1421: 1418: 1417: 1412: 1409: 1405: 1404: 1399: 1396: 1395: 1390: 1387: 1386: 1381: 1378: 1377: 1372: 1369: 1368: 1363: 1360: 1359: 1354: 1351: 1350: 1345: 1342: 1341: 1336: 1333: 1332: 1331:John Ringling 1327: 1324: 1323: 1318: 1315: 1314: 1309: 1306: 1305: 1304:Irvin S. Cobb 1300: 1297: 1296: 1291: 1288: 1287: 1282: 1279: 1278: 1277:Filipp Mazzei 1273: 1270: 1269: 1264: 1261: 1260: 1255: 1252: 1251: 1246: 1243: 1242: 1237: 1234: 1233: 1228: 1225: 1224: 1219: 1216: 1215: 1210: 1207: 1206: 1201: 1198: 1197: 1192: 1189: 1188: 1183: 1180: 1179: 1174: 1171: 1170: 1165: 1162: 1161: 1156: 1153: 1152: 1147: 1144: 1143: 1138: 1135: 1134: 1129: 1126: 1125: 1120: 1117: 1116: 1111: 1108: 1107: 1106:Edward W. Bok 1102: 1099: 1098: 1093: 1090: 1089: 1084: 1081: 1080: 1075: 1072: 1071: 1070:Edwin G. Weed 1066: 1063: 1062: 1057: 1054: 1053: 1048: 1045: 1044: 1039: 1036: 1035: 1030: 1027: 1026: 1021: 1018: 1017: 1012: 1009: 1008: 1003: 1000: 999: 998:James Screven 994: 991: 990: 985: 982: 981: 976: 973: 972: 967: 964: 963: 958: 955: 954: 949: 946: 945: 944:John S. Mosby 940: 937: 936: 931: 928: 927: 922: 919: 918: 913: 910: 909: 904: 901: 900: 895: 892: 891: 886: 883: 882: 877: 874: 873: 868: 865: 864: 859: 856: 855: 854:Sidney Lanier 850: 847: 846: 841: 838: 837: 832: 829: 828: 823: 820: 819: 818:Ponce De Leon 814: 813: 811: 805: 801: 797: 793: 789: 785: 778: 773: 771: 766: 764: 759: 758: 755: 739: 737: 731: 716: 711: 699: 695: 690: 678: 674: 673: 668: 660: 655: 652: 649:, p. 23. 648: 643: 640: 636: 631: 629: 625: 621: 616: 614: 612: 608: 601: 599: 597: 593: 589: 585: 577: 575: 573: 569: 565: 561: 554: 552: 550: 546: 542: 538: 534: 530: 526: 522: 521:United States 519:built in the 518: 514: 513: 500: 496: 493: 492:anti-aircraft 490: 487:2–8 × single 486: 484: 480: 478: 474: 472: 469: 468: 467: 464: 463: 458: 454: 452: 448: 447: 446: 443: 442: 436: 433: 432: 431: 428: 427: 423: 419: 415: 411: 408: 407: 402: 398: 395: 391: 387: 386: 385: 382: 381: 375: 372: 368: 367: 366: 363: 362: 358: 355: 354: 350: 347: 346: 341: 337: 335: 331: 329: 325: 324: 323: 320: 319: 313: 310:(14,474  309: 305: 302: 298: 294: 293: 292: 289: 288: 283: 279: 277: 273: 272: 271: 268: 267: 261: 259: 256: 255: 254: 251: 250: 245: 239: 236: 232: 228: 227: 226: 223: 222: 215: 208: 201: 194: 189: 186: 183: 182: 181: 178: 177: 173: 170: 169: 165: 162: 161: 157: 154: 153: 149: 146: 145: 141: 138: 137: 133: 130: 129: 125: 122: 121: 117: 113: 110: 107: 106: 103:23 April 1943 102: 99: 98: 94: 90: 87: 86: 83: 80: 77: 76: 72: 69: 66: 65: 62: 59: 56: 55: 52: 49: 46: 45: 41:United States 31: 26: 22: 19: 1683: 1674: 1665: 1656: 1647: 1638: 1629: 1620: 1611: 1602: 1593: 1584: 1568: 1550: 1541: 1532: 1523: 1514: 1505: 1496: 1487: 1478: 1469: 1460: 1451: 1442: 1434:Junius Smith 1433: 1424: 1415: 1407: 1402: 1393: 1384: 1375: 1367:Robert Mills 1366: 1357: 1356: 1348: 1339: 1330: 1321: 1312: 1303: 1294: 1286:Henry Hadley 1285: 1276: 1267: 1258: 1249: 1240: 1231: 1222: 1213: 1204: 1195: 1186: 1177: 1168: 1159: 1150: 1141: 1132: 1123: 1114: 1105: 1096: 1087: 1078: 1069: 1060: 1051: 1042: 1033: 1024: 1015: 1006: 997: 988: 979: 970: 961: 952: 943: 934: 926:Thomas Sully 925: 916: 908:William Byrd 907: 899:George Dewey 898: 889: 880: 871: 862: 853: 844: 835: 826: 817: 796:World War II 741:. 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Post 1214:Noah Brown 1061:John Einig 1043:John White 953:Grant Wood 743:30 January 724:30 January 704:30 January 683:30 January 602:References 444:Complement 383:Propulsion 139:Way number 1603:Nanticoke 1585:Klickitat 1569:Klickitat 794:, during 308:long tons 303:) (light) 297:long tons 185:Call sign 171:Completed 147:Laid down 126:$ 993,706 118:, Florida 95:hull 2497 1666:Kiamichi 1630:Petaluma 592:Beaumont 465:Armament 429:Capacity 235:Beaumont 155:Launched 78:Operator 57:Namesake 1684:Truckee 1675:Tellico 1621:Peconic 1612:Nodaway 578:History 523:during 501:AA guns 371:boilers 314:) (max) 306:14,245 269:Tonnage 108:Builder 100:Awarded 88:Ordered 28:History 1571:-class 784:MARCOM 620:MARCOM 515:was a 497:2–8 × 455:21–40 449:38–62 321:Length 295:3,380 187:: KTEW 718:(PDF) 659:MARAD 457:USNAG 414:knots 412:11.5 409:Speed 356:Draft 73:(WSA) 67:Owner 1406:/ex- 745:2020 734:"SS 726:2020 706:2020 685:2020 451:USMM 418:km/h 399:1 × 388:1 × 348:Beam 224:Fate 123:Cost 47:Name 510:SS 422:mph 340:lwl 282:GRT 276:DWT 1703:: 790:, 696:. 627:^ 610:^ 590:, 570:, 551:. 334:pp 328:oa 233:, 134:61 114:, 93:MC 776:e 769:t 762:v 747:. 738:" 728:. 708:. 687:. 661:. 637:. 622:. 424:) 396:) 312:t 301:t 142:1

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Jerry S. Foley
War Shipping Administration
American South African Lines, Inc.
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St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company
Jacksonville
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National Defense Reserve Fleet
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Hamilton, Ohio
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