SS Howell E. Jackson

History
United States
Name	Howell E. Jackson
Namesake	Howell E. Jackson
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Marine Transport Line
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1498
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1.851.609
Yard number	114
Way number	4
Laid down	22 May 1943
Launched	6 September 1943
Sponsored by	Nobie Ramspeck
Completed	25 September 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KIRA; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 7 June 1948
Status	Sold for scrapping, 9 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 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;

Construction

Howell E. Jackson was laid down on 22 May 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1498, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia;^[3] sponsored by Nobie Ramspeck,^[4]^[1] wife of House Majority Whip Robert Ramspeck, and launched on 6 September 1943.^[3]

She was allocated to Marine Transport Line, on 25 September 1943. On 7 June 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 9 August 1962, she was sold to North American Smelting Company, for $45,025, for scrapping, she was delivered on 29 August 1962.^[5]^[6]

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