Liberty Ships - Part 4: EMC #s 2293 thru 3148

In less than four years, from the last day of December 1941 thru October 1945, 17 shipyards delivered 2,718 Liberty ships - the greatest shipbuilding achievement in history.  Contrary to popular belief, this was not all Henry Kaiser's doing.  Of the 17 yards, seven were managed by established shipbuilders, six by Kaiser and four by local interests with no experience of shipbuilding.  The first group had better productivity than did the Kaiser yards and the Kaiser yards had better productivity than the third group.

EMC # Shipyard Hull # Original Name Type Way # Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Total Days Disposition
2293 Panama City 34 Alanson B Houghton EC2-S-C1 1 19-Jan-44 14-Mar-44 15-Apr-44 55 32 87 Scrapped 1972
2294 Panama City 35 Samuel G French EC2-S-C1 2 31-Jan-44 21-Mar-44 22-Apr-44 50 32 82 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971
2295 Panama City 36 Thomas LeValley EC2-S-C1 5 11-Feb-44 28-Mar-44 29-Apr-44 46 32 78 To US Army as MG Walter R. Weaver 1944, scrapped 1970
2296 Panama City 37 Josephine Shaw Lowell EC2-S-C1 3 19-Feb-44 4-Apr-44 3-May-44 45 29 74 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
2297 Panama City 38 Richard V Oulahan EC2-S-C1 4 26-Feb-44 11-Apr-44 11-May-44 45 30 75 Wrecked Okinawa 1945, scrapped
2298 Panama City 39 James H Kimball EC2-S-C1 6 7-Mar-44 22-Apr-44 16-May-44 46 24 70 Sold private 1947, sunk 1968
2299 Panama City 40 Stephen Furdek EC2-S-C1 1 16-Mar-44 28-Apr-44 23-May-44 43 25 68 Scrapped 1970
2300 Panama City 41 Jean Ribaut EC2-S-C1 2 23-Mar-44 5-May-44 29-May-44 43 24 77 Scrapped 1970
2301 Panama City 42 LeBaron Russell Briggs EC2-S-C1 5 29-Mar-44 12-May-44 31-May-44 44 19 63 Scuttled off Cape Canaveral FL, with a cargo of nerve gas 1970
2302 Panama City 43 Howard Gray EC2-S-C1 3 6-Apr-44 18-May-44 7-Jun-44 42 20 62 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
2303 Panama City 44 H H Raymond EC2-S-C1 4 13-Apr-44 24-May-44 14-Jun-44 41 21 62 Scrapped 1971
2304 Panama City 45 T A Johnston EC2-S-C1 2 14-Nov-44 13-Dec-44 27-Dec-44 29 14 43 Scrapped 1970
2305 Panama City 46 M Michael Edelstein EC2-S-C1 1 28-Apr-44 5-Jun-44 22-Jun-44 38 17 55 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
2306 Panama City 47 William D Bloxham EC2-S-C1 2 5-May-44 13-Jun-44 28-Jun-44 39 15 54 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1972
2307 Panama City 48 Nick Stoner EC2-S-C1 5 12-May-44 17-Jun-44 30-Jun-44 36 13 49 Scrapped 1964
2308 Panama City 49 William E Dodd EC2-S-C1 3 19-May-44 22-Jun-44 15-Jul-44 34 23 57 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
2309 Panama City 50 J H Drummond EC2-S-C1 4 25-May-44 30-Jun-44 20-Jul-44 36 20 56 Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1966
2310 Panama City 51 William L Watson EC2-S-C1 1 6-Jun-44 13-Jul-44 26-Jul-44 37 13 50 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
2311 Panama City 52 John R McQuigg EC2-S-C1 2 14-Jun-44 19-Jul-44 31-Jul-44 35 12 47 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
2312 Panama City 53 Carl E Ladd EC2-S-C1 5 19-Jun-44 26-Jul-44 11-Aug-44 37 16 53 Scrapped 1967
2313 Panama City 54 Pedro Menendez EC2-S-C1 3 24-Jun-44 31-Jul-44 18-Aug-44 37 18 55 Scrapped 1966
2314 Panama City 55 George Ade EC2-S-C1 4 30-Jun-44 9-Aug-44 25-Aug-44 40 16 56 Torpedoed off North Carolina 1944, repaired, scrapped 1968
2315 Panama City 56 Edward K Collins EC2-S-C1 1 14-Jul-44 17-Aug-44 31-Aug-44 34 14 58 Sold private 1947, sunk 1968
2316 Panama City 57 C Francis Jenkins EC2-S-C1 2 20-Jul-44 26-Aug-44 9-Sep-44 37 14 51 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1966
2317 Panama City 58 Raymond V Ingersoll EC2-S-C1 5 27-Jul-44 31-Aug-44 18-Sep-44 35 18 53 Sold private 1947, converted to a floating warehouse in Poland 1976, active
2318 Panama City 59 Benjamin F Coston EC2-S-C1 3 31-Jul-44 6-Sep-44 23-Sep-44 37 17 54 Scrapped 1964
2319 Panama City 60 William P Duval EC2-S-C1 4 10-Aug-44 15-Sep-44 29-Sep-44 36 14 50 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1973
2320 Panama City 61 Stepas Darius EC2-S-C1 6 14-Aug-44 25-Sep-44 9-Oct-44 42 14 56 Sold private 1947, wrecked 1955
2321 Panama City 62 Alexander E Brown EC2-S-C1 1 18-Aug-44 28-Sep-44 13-Oct-44 41 15 56 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
2322 Panama City 63 Chief Osceola EC2-S-C1 2 28-Aug-44 4-Oct-44 19-Oct-44 37 15 52 Sold private 1947, wrecked 1965, scrapped 1967
2323 Panama City 64 Richard Halliburton EC2-S-C1 5 31-Aug-44 10-Oct-44 25-Oct-44 40 15 55 Scrapped 1961
2324 Panama City 65 Samuel G Howe EC2-S-C1 3 7-Sep-44 17-Oct-44 30-Oct-44 40 13 53 Scrapped 1970
2325 Panama City 66 Granville S Hall EC2-S-C1 4 16-Sep-44 24-Oct-44 7-Nov-44 38 14 52 To US Navy as YAG 40 1953, scrapped 1972
2326 Panama City 67 Stephen Smith EC2-S-C1 6 26-Sep-44 31-Oct-44 13-Nov-44 35 13 48 Scrapped 1960
2327 Panama City 68 Charles D Walcott EC2-S-C1 1 29-Sep-44 7-Nov-44 18-Nov-44 39 11 50 Scrapped 1961
2328 Panama City 69 Art Young EC2-S-C1 2 5-Oct-44 13-Nov-44 22-Nov-44 39 9 48 Scrapped 1972
2329 Panama City 70 Charles H Marshall EC2-S-C1 5 11-Oct-44 17-Nov-44 27-Nov-44 37 10 47 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1972
2330 Panama City 71 Ransom A Moore EC2-S-C1 3 18-Oct-44 21-Nov-44 30-Nov-44 34 9 43 Scrapped 1970
2331 Panama City 72 Soter Ortynsky EC2-S-C1 4 25-Oct-44 27-Nov-44 8-Dec-44 33 11 44 Scrapped 1960
2332 Panama City 73 Bjarne A Lia EC2-S-C1 6 31-Oct-44 30-Nov-44 14-Dec-44 30 14 44 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
2333 Panama City 74 Wendell L Willkie EC2-S-C1 1 8-Nov-44 9-Dec-44 21-Dec-44 31 12 43 Scrapped 1970
2334 Panama City 75 Frederick E Williamson Z-EC2-S-C5 5 18-Nov-44 23-Dec-44 12-Jan-45 35 20 55 To US Navy 1970, scuttled off Tatoosh Island with obsolete ammo
2335 Panama City 76 Michael James Monohan Z-EC2-S-C5 3 22-Nov-44 4-Jan-45 17-Jan-45 43 13 56 To US Navy 1967 scuttled in the Atlantic with obsolete Polaris motors
2336 Panama City 77 Charles A Draper Z-EC2-S-C5 4 28-Nov-44 9-Jan-45 24-Jan-45 42 15 57 To US Navy 1956 as Investigator (YAGR 9), scrapped 1971
2337 Panama City 78 Rafael R Rivera Z-EC2-S-C5 6 30-Nov-44 16-Jan-45 30-Jan-45 47 14 61 To US Navy 1954 as Skywatcher (YAGR 3), scrapped 1971
2338 Panama City 79 James W Wheeler Z-EC2-S-C5 1 11-Dec-44 23-Jan-45 5-Feb-45 43 13 56 To US Navy 1954 as Searcher (YAGR 4), scrapped 1970
2339 Panama City 80 Raymond Van Brogan Z-EC2-S-C5 2 14-Dec-44 27-Jan-45 10-Feb-45 44 14 58 To US Navy 1954 as Vigil (YAGR 12), scrapped 1971
2340 Panama City 81 William J Riddle Z-EC2-S-C5 5 24-Dec-44 31-Jan-45 15-Feb-45 38 15 53 To US Navy 1954 as Interrupter (YAGR 15), sold private 1973, converted to fish processing plant inn Unalaska AK
2341 Panama City 82 Dudley H Thomas Z-EC2-S-C5 3 5-Jan-45 8-Feb-45 21-Feb-45 34 13 47 To US Navy 1954 as Interpreter (YAGR 14), scrapped 1974
2342 Panama City 83 John L McCarley Z-EC2-S-C5 4 10-Jan-45 14-Feb-45 27-Feb-45 35 13 48 Scrapped 1972
2343 Panama City 84 Vernon S Hood Z-EC2-S-C5 6 17-Jan-45 20-Feb-45 7-Mar-45 34 15 49 To US Navy 1954 as Watchman (YAGR 16), scrapped 1974
2344 Panama City 85 Edwin D Howard Z-EC2-S-C5 1 24-Jan-45 27-Feb-45 14-Mar-45 34 15 49 To US Navy 1954 as Scanner (YAGR 5), sold private1974
2345 Panama City 86 Wesley W Barrett Z-EC2-S-C5 2 29-Jan-45 7-Mar-45 21-Mar-45 37 14 51 Scrapped 1965
2346 Panama City 87 Warren P Marks Z-EC2-S-C5 5 31-Jan-45 15-Mar-45 29-Mar-45 43 14 57 To US Navy 1954 as Protector (YAGR 11), reefed 1984
2347 Panama City 88 Frank 0 Peterson Z-EC2-S-C5 3 9-Feb-45 23-Mar-45 6-Apr-45 42 14 56 To US Navy 1954 as Locator (YAGR 6), scrapped 1974
2348 Panama City 89 Barney Kirschbaum Z-EC2-S-C5 4 15-Feb-45 30-Mar-45 13-Apr-45 43 14 57 Scrapped 1975
2349 Panama City 90 Mary Cullom Kimbro Z-EC2-S-C5 6 21-Feb-45 6-Apr-45 24-Apr-45 44 18 62 To US Army 1945 as CPL Eric G. Gibson, scuttled 11967 in the Atlantic with obsolete equipment
2350 Brunswick 135 Samfairy EC2-S-C1 1 31-Jan-44 16-Mar-44 28-Mar-44 45 12 57 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
2351 Brunswick 136 Samfoyle EC2-S-C1 2 8-Feb-44 23-Mar-44 31-Mar-44 44 8 52 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
2352 Brunswick 137 Samfinn EC2-S-C1 3 14-Feb-44 31-Mar-44 13-Apr-44 46 13 59 Scrapped 1962
2353 Brunswick 138 Samvigna EC2-S-C1 4 22-Feb-44 8-Apr-44 20-Apr-44 46 12 58 Scrapped 1960
2354 Brunswick 139 Samselbu EC2-S-C1 5 1-Mar-44 16-Apr-44 26-Apr-44 46 10 56 Mined and lost off Belgium 1945
2355 Brunswick 140 Samleyte EC2-S-C1 6 7-Mar-44 20-Apr-44 29-Apr-44 44 9 53 Scrapped 1960
2356 Brunswick 141 Samaustral EC2-S-C1 1 16-Mar-44 28-Apr-44 13-May-44 43 15 58 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971
2357 Brunswick 142 Samingoy EC2-S-C1 2 24-Mar-44 30-Apr-44 13-May-44 37 13 50 Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1967
2358 Brunswick 143 Samlorian EC2-S-C1 3 1-Apr-44 14-May-44 26-May-44 43 12 55 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1966
2359 Brunswick 144 Samoland EC2-S-C1 4 10-Apr-44 20-May-44 9-Jun-44 40 20 60 Sold private 1947, wrecked 1955, CTL but rebuilt, wrecked and scrapped 1968
2360 Brunswick 145 Donald W Bain EC2-S-C1 5 17-Apr-44 25-May-44 17-Jun-44 38 23 61 Sold private 1947, wrecked 1951, CTL but rebuilt, scrapped 1969
2361 Brunswick 146 Augustine B McManus EC2-S-C1 6 21-Apr-44 10-Jun-44 24-Jun-44 50 14 64 Scrapped 1970
2362 Brunswick 147 James B Duke EC2-S-C1 1 29-Apr-44 19-Jun-44 30-Jun-44 51 11 62 Scrapped 1972
2363 Brunswick 148 W P Few EC2-S-C1 2 1-May-44 22-Jun-44 3-Jul-44 52 11 63 Wrecked 1945, CTL, scrapped 1959
2364 Brunswick 149 Alexander S Clay EC2-S-C1 3 15-May-44 30-Jun-44 15-Jul-44 46 15 61 Scrapped 1970
2365 Brunswick 150 F Southall Farrar EC2-S-C1 4 22-May-44 4-Jul-44 20-Jul-44 43 16 59 Scrapped 1966
2366 Brunswick 151 James W Cannon EC2-S-C1 5 25-May-44 12-Jul-44 26-Jul-44 48 14 62 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1963
2367 Brunswick 152 Frank Park EC2-S-C1 6 10-Jun-44 21-Jul-44 31-Jul-44 41 10 51 Scrapped 1962
2368 Brunswick 153 Eugene T Chamberlain EC2-S-C1 1 19-Jun-44 1-Aug-44 13-Aug-44 43 12 55 Scrapped 1969
2369 Brunswick 154 Thomas B King EC2-S-C1 2 23-Jun-44 7-Aug-44 19-Aug-44 45 12 57 Scrapped 1970
2370 Brunswick 155 R Walton Moore EC2-S-C1 3 1-Jul-44 14-Aug-44 26-Aug-44 44 12 56 Scrapped 1961
2371 Brunswick 156 Niels Poulson EC2-S-C1 4 6-Jul-44 18-Aug-44 5-Sep-44 43 18 61 Mined off Gorgona 1946, CTL, scrapped 1948
2372 Brunswick 157 Arthur J Tyrer EC2-S-C1 5 13-Jul-44 22-Aug-44 31-Aug-44 40 9 49 Scrapped 1972
2373 Brunswick 158 Cassius Hudson EC2-S-C1 6 22-Jul-44 31-Aug-44 14-Sep-44 40 14 54 Mined and lost off Trieste 1946
2374 Brunswick 159 Lunsford Richardson EC2-S-C1 1 2-Aug-44 9-Sep-44 22-Sep-44 38 13 51 Scrapped 1961
2375 Brunswick 160 Johan Printz EC2-S-C1 2 7-Aug-44 18-Sep-44 29-Sep-44 42 11 53 Scrapped 1971
2376 Brunswick 161 Charles S Haight EC2-S-C1 3 15-Aug-44 23-Sep-44 3-Oct-44 39 10 49 Wrecked off Cape Ann 1946, TL, scrapped
2377 Brunswick 162 R J Reynolds EC2-S-C1 4 19-Aug-44 30-Sep-44 12-Oct-44 42 12 54 Scrapped 1958
2378 Brunswick 163 Duncan L Clinch EC2-S-C1 5 22-Aug-44 6-Oct-44 20-Oct-44 45 14 59 Mined and lost off Le Havre 1945
2379 Brunswick 164 Abigail Gibbons EC2-S-C1 6 1-Sep-44 12-Oct-44 25-Oct-44 41 13 54 Scrapped 1971
2380 Brunswick 165 Charles W Stiles EC2-S-C1 1 9-Sep-44 18-Oct-44 31-Oct-44 39 13 52 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
2381 Brunswick 166 Murray M Blum EC2-S-C1 2 19-Sep-44 25-Oct-44 7-Nov-44 36 13 49 Scrapped 1971
2382 Brunswick 167 Laura Bridgman EC2-S-C1 3 23-Sep-44 30-Oct-44 13-Nov-44 37 14 51 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
2383 Brunswick 168 Richard Randall EC2-S-C1 4 2-Oct-44 4-Nov-44