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History
United States
Name	William B. Woods
Namesake	William B. Woods
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	A. H. Bull & Company, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1490
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$2,740,069
Yard number	106
Way number	2
Laid down	6 July 1942
Launched	13 March 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Emil J. Kratt
Completed	7 May 1943
Identification	Call sign: KHQC; ;
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk, 10 March 1944
General characteristics
Class & 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-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun ; Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun ; 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

SS William B. Woods

Last updated December 17, 2025

SS William B. Woods was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. Named after William B. Woods, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and a member of the Ohio General Assembly.

Construction

William B. Woods was laid down on 21 July 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1490, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Emil J. Kratt, and launched on 7 April 1943.^[3]^[1]

History

She was allocated to A. H. Bull & Company, Inc. on 31 May 1943. On 10 March 1944, she was torpedoed and sunk by the {{GS|U-952|} } near Palermo, Italy, 38°26′N13°30′E / 38.43°N 13.50°E / 38.43; 13.50 , with the loss of one US Navy Armed Guard and fifty-one US Army personnel.^[4]^[5]

References

Bibliography

"Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
"Liberty Ships – World War II" . Retrieved 27 October 2017.
Maritime Administration. "William B. Woods". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
"SS William B. Woods" . Retrieved 4 November 2017.

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[FOOTNOTEDavies200423-2] Davies 2004, p. 23.

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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1944
Shipwrecks	1 Mar: HMS Gould, Sakito Maru, U-358, U-603, U-709 4 Mar: U-472 5 Mar: U-366 6 Mar: U-744, U-973 10 Mar: USS Leopold, William B. Woods, U-343, U-450, U-625, U-845 11 Mar: Dupleix, Fresnel, Pascal, U-380, U-410, UIT-22 12 Mar: Kokuyo Maru 13 Mar: Peleus, Tatsuta, U-575 15 Mar: Dupleix, Empire Ace, U-653 16 Mar: Shirakumo, U-392 17 Mar: U-28, U-801, U-1013 19 Mar: U-1059 20 Mar: HMS Graph, Seydlitz 22 Mar: Cattaro 23 Mar: I-42, U-575 24 Mar: I-32, Schwabenland, Sinkyo Maru , U-1102 25 Mar: U-976 26 Mar: USS Tullibee 28 Mar: HMS Syrtis, Tulagi 29 Mar: U-961 30 Mar: Akashi, HMS Laforey, Patrol Boat No. 31, U-223 Unknown date: Goshū Maru, HMS Stonehenge, HMS Syrtis, U-851
Other incidents	3 Mar: Karatsu , USS Sand Lance 10 Mar: I-185 18 Mar: I-165 29 Mar: USS Gunnel, I-26
1943 1944 1945 February 1944 April 1944

History




United States
Name	William B. Woods
Namesake	William B. Woods
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	A. H. Bull & Company, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1490
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$2,740,069^[1]
Yard number	106
Way number	2
Laid down	6 July 1942
Launched	13 March 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Emil J. Kratt
Completed	7 May 1943
Identification	Call sign: KHQC ^[1]
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk, 10 March 1944


General characteristics ^[2]
Class & 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-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns