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 United States 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.
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 near Palermo, Italy, , with the loss of one US Navy Armed Guard and fifty-one United States Army personnel.
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