SS George W. Norris

History
United States
Name:	George W. Norris
Namesake:	George W. Norris
Ordered:	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2388
Builder:	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost:	$823,133
Yard number:	173
Way number:	3
Laid down:	31 October 1944
Launched:	2 December 1944
Sponsored by:	Miss Gretchen Rath
Completed:	12 December 1944
Identification:	Call Signal: ANBH
Fate:	Wrecked and lost off Japan, 1 March 1946
Status:	Declared a marine total loss
General characteristics
Class & type:	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage:	7,176 gross register tons (GRT)
Displacement:	14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length:	441 ft 6 in (135 m)
Beam:	56 ft 10.75 in (17.3419 m)
Draft:	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power:	2 × Oil fired boilers 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion:	2 × oil-fired boilers 1 × triple-expansion steam engine, 2,500 horsepower (1,900 kW) (manufactured by Hamilton Engineering Works, Brunswick, Georgia) 1 × screw propeller
Speed:	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h)
Capacity:	10,800 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Complement:	41
Armament:	Stern-mounted 4"/50 caliber (102 mm) gun for use against surfaced submarines variety of anti-aircraft guns

SS George W. Norris was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after George W. Norris, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a United States Senator from Nebraska.

Construction

George W. Norris was laid down on 31 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2388, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Miss Gretchen Rath, the eleven year old granddaughter of the namesake, and launched on 2 December 1944.

History

She was allocated to Prudential Steamship Corp., on 12 December 1944. On 1 March 1946, she was wrecked and lost off Japan, she was declared a marine total loss.