SS Jerry S. Foley

SS Jerry S. Foley was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Jerry S. Foley a prominent businessman in Jacksonville, Florida. Foley was the president of the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company, in Foley, Florida; on the board of directors of the Atlantic National Bank, in Jacksonville; president of the Bahamas-Cuban Co.; and president of the LOP&G Railroad.

History
United States
Name	Jerry S. Foley
Namesake	Jerry S. Foley
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	American South African Lines, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2497
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$993,706
Yard number	61
Way number	1
Laid down	23 August 1944
Launched	29 September 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Jerry S. Foley
Completed	11 October 1944
Identification	Call sign: KTEW
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 9 October 1948 Sold for scrapping, 5 October 1970, withdrawn from fleet, 12 November 1970
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

Jerry S. Foley was laid down on 23 August 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2497, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Jerry S. Foley, the wife of the namesake, and was launched on 29 September 1944.

History

She was allocated to the American South African Lines Inc., on 11 October 1944. On 9 October 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. She was sold for scrapping, 5 October 1970, to Reman Shipping Co., for $42,500. She was removed from the fleet, 12 November 1970.

Bibliography

• "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
• Maritime Administration. "Jerry S. Foley". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
• "SS Jerry S. Foley". Retrieved 30 January 2020.