SS_A._B._Hammond

	SS A. B. Hammond
History
United States
Name	A. B. Hammond
Namesake	Andrew B. Hammond
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Hammond Shipping Co. Ltd.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 2558
Awarded	20 April 1943
Builder	California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles
Cost	$950,330
Yard number	289
Way number	12
Laid down	23 December 1943
Launched	21 January 1944
Completed	8 February 1944
Fate	Scrapped, 1963
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 Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, California); 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 <i>A. B. Hammond</i>

SS A. B. Hammond

WWII Liberty Ship

SS A. B. Hammond was a liberty ship built by California Shipbuilding Corporation of Los Angeles, and delivered in February 1944, to the War Shipping Administration (WSA).^[2]

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SS A. B. Hammond is named after Andrew B. Hammond, owner of the Hammond Lumber Company and Hammond Shipping Co. Ltd. During World War II Hammond Shipping Company was active in charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. The ship was run by its Hammond Shipping Company crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio. Hammond Shipping Co. Ltd. operated both Liberty and Victory ships.^[3]^[4]

In 1947 the War Shipping Administration sold the ship for private use. She was scrapped in 1963, following grounding damage.^[5]

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Davies 2004, p. 23.

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"Liberty ships built by California Shipbuilding, Terminal Island, CA". usmm.org. 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

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"Sea Lane Vigilantes". www.armed-guard.com.

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World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD

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"Liberty Ships – A". mariners-l.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

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History
SS A. B. Hammond
United States
Name	A. B. Hammond
Namesake	Andrew B. Hammond
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Hammond Shipping Co. Ltd.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 2558
Awarded	20 April 1943
Builder	California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles
Cost	$950,330
Yard number	289
Way number	12
Laid down	23 December 1943
Launched	21 January 1944
Completed	8 February 1944
Fate	Scrapped, 1963
General characteristics ^[1]
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 Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, California) 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