List of Liberty ships (E)

This is a list of Liberty ships with names beginning with E.

Description

The standard Liberty ship (EC-2-S-C1 type) was a cargo ship long overall, with a beam of . It had a depth of and a draft of . It was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine produced 2,500ihp at 76rpm. Driving a four-blade propeller in diameter, could propel the ship at .

Cargo was carried in five holds, numbered 1–5 from bow to stern. Grain capacity was , , , and , with a further in the deep tanks. Bale capacity was , , , and , with a further in the deep tanks.

It carried a crew of 45, plus 36 United States Navy Armed Guard gunners. Later in the war, this was altered to a crew of 52, plus 29 gunners. Accommodation was in a three deck superstructure placed midships. The galley was equipped with a range, a stock kettle and other appliances. Messrooms were equipped with an electric hot plate and an electric toaster.

E. A. Bryan was built by Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California. Her keel was laid on 11 February 1944. She was launched on 29 February and delivered on 8 March. Built for the War Shipping Administration (WSA), she was operated under the management of Oliver J. Olson & Co. Exploded and was destroyed at Port Chicago, California on 17 July 1944.

E. A. Burnett

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 8 March 1944. She was launched on 30 March and delivered on 6 April. She was scrapped at Panama City, Florida in March 1967.

E. A. Christenson was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 11 April 1944. She was launched on 28 April and delivered on 6 May. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Sudden & Christenson. Management transferred to Olympic Steamship Company in 1946. Sold in 1951 to Southern Cargo Carriers Corp. and renamed Seafort. Operated under the management of Orion Shipping & Trading. Sold in 1954 to Carga Del sur Compania Navigation, Panama. Re-registered to Liberia, remaining under the same management. Renamed Andros Fort in 1957. Sold in 1961 to Biscay Shipping Corp. and renamed Samothraki. Re-registered to Greece, remaining under the same management. Sold in 1963 to Compania Navigation Continental SA., Panama. Re-registered to Liberia and operated under the management of Ocean Shipping & Trading Corp. Scrapped at Hirao, Japan in August 1968.

Eagle Seam was a collier built by Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana. Her keel was laid on 4 April 1945. She was launched on 2 June and delivered on 25 July. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Marine Transport Lines. Sold in 1946 to Marine Interests Corp., Jersey City, New Jersey. Renamed Marine Transport in 1947. Sold in 1952 to Marine Navigation Co., New York. Placed under the management of Marine Transport Lines in 1962. Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in March 1971.

E. A Peden was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, Texas. Her keel was laid on 15 May 1943. She was launched on 24 June and delivered on 10 July. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of United States Navigation Company. Sold in 1947 to A. D. Mauthos & Co., New York and renamed Sounion. Sold in 1949 to Los & Peza and renamed Maria Los. Re-registered to Greece and operated under the management of Los Peza Shipping Agence. Management transferred to C. Kyriakoupoulos in 1941. Sold in 1955 to West Africa Navigation Ltd., Liberia and renamed Northport. Operated under the management of T. J. Verrando & Co. Management transferred to T. J. Transamerican Steamship Corp. in 1962. Sold in 1966 to Sagitarius Shipping Corp., Liberia and renamed Sagitarius. Operated under the management of Franco Ercole. Collided with the East German cargo ship and sank off Buenos Aires, Argentina on 26 September 1969 whilst on a voyage from Rosario, Argentina to Ravenna, Italy. Refloated on 1 October and towed in to Buenos Aires. Scrapped at Campana, Argentina in December 1969.

Earl Layman was built by Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation, Savannah, Georgia. Her keel was laid on 31 January 1944. She was launched on 17 March and delivered on 31 March. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Polarus Steamship Co. Management transferred to A. L. Burbank & Co. in 1946. Sold that year to Compania de Navigation Cristobal, Panama and renamed Ionian Trader. Operated under the management of Vergottis Ltd. Scrapped at Kure, Japan in May 1967.

Edgar Allan Poe was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon. Her keel was laid on 24 January 1942. She was launched on 26 March and delivered on 28 April. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Weyerhauser Steamship Co. Torpedoed and damaged south east of Noumea, New Caledonia by on 9 November 1942. Towed in to Noumea and beached. Declared a constructive total loss. Transferred to the United States Navy in August 1943, renamed E. A. Poe. Returned to WSA in March 1946 and renamed Edgar Allan Poe. Laid up at Subic Bay, Philippines. Sold to Chinese shipbreakers in 1949. Driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon on 7 September 1949. Still ashore in October 1950. Scrapped at Hong Kong in December 1950.

Edgar E. Clark was built by J. A. Jones Construction Co., Panama City. Her keel was laid on 25 October 1943. She was launched on 11 December and delivered on 7 February 1944. A tank transport, she was built for the United States Army. Laid up in the James River post-war, she was scuttled off the Virginia Capes on 13 May 1977.

Edgar W. Nye was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 19 September 1943. She was launched on 8 October and delivered on 18 October. She was scrapped at Terminal Island Los Angeles, California. in March 1962.

Edith Wharton was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland. Her keel was laid on 26 September 1943. She was launched as Edith Wharton on 17 October and delivered as Samvern on 28 October. To the MoWT under Lend-Lease. Operated under the management of William Thomson & Co. Struck a mine and sank in the Scheldt () on 18 January 1945. Her wreck was dispersed in December 1963.

Edmond Mallet was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine. Her keel was laid on 4 October 1944. She was launched on 17 November and delivered on 30 November. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Marine Transport Lines. Management transferred to James Griffiths & Sons in 1946. Sold in 1951 to Alaska Steamship Co., Seattle, Washington and renamed Iliamna. Converted to carry passengers in 1953. Scrapped at Kaohsiung in July 1972.

Edmund Fanning was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island. Her keel was laid on 11 January 1943. She was launched on 8 February and delivered on 25 February. She caught fire and exploded at Genoa, Italy on 13 March 1947 whilst on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Fusan, Korea. She was beached and consequently declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped at Genoa in 1948.

Edmund F. Dickens was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 2 September 1943. She was launched on 17 September and delivered on 24 September. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Pacific Atlantic Steamship Co. Damaged by a mine at Manila, Philippines on 2 May 1945 whilst on a voyage from Leyte to Manila. Temporary repairs were made and she was towed to New York via the Panama Canal. Declared a constructive total loss, she was laid up in the James River. Scrapped at Baltimore in September 1947.

Edmund G. Ross was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 2 October 1943. She was launched on 22 October and delivered on 29 October. She was scrapped at Oakland, California in May 1961.

Edmund Randolph was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 15 January 1943. She was launched on 12 February and delivered on 28 February. She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in December 1966.

Edvard Greig was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 24 April 1943. She was launched as Thomas F. Bayard on 24 May and delivered as Edvard Grieg on 31 May. To the Norwegian Government under charter, she was operated under the management of Andreas Stray, Farsund. Sold in July 1946 to Ing. Bjørneboe, Kristiansand. Sold in December 1946 to Andreas Stray. Sold in 1949 to A/S Sobral, Oslo. Operated under the management of Oivind Lorentzen. Sold in 1951 to Socony Vacuum Oil Co. Also stated as sold to Brillian Transport Co., Panama that year. Sold to L.P.G. Carriers Inc., New York in 1952. Converted at Kiel, West Germany to a Liquified Natural Gas tanker. Now long and assessed at . Renamed Ultragas Sao Paulo. Sold in 1961 to A/S Gasskib, Oslo and renamed Mundogas Sao Paulo. Re-registered to Norway and operated under the management of Oivind Lorentzen. Converted to a floating store in February 1969. Subsequently grounded at Santos, Brazil as a storage tank. Transferred to Mundogas Inc., Monrovia, Liberia in November 1969.

Edward A. Filene was built by St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida. Her keel was laid on 9 February 1944. She was launched on 6 April and delivered on 20 April. She was sunk as a breakwater and dock at Cook Inlet, Alaska in 1966.

Edward A. McDowell was built by Permanente Metals Corporation.Her keel was laid on 25 April 1943. She was launched on 20 May and delivered on 28 May. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of James Griffiths & Sons. Sold in 1947 to Westfal-Larsen & Co., Bergen, Norway and renamed Kent County. Sold in 1958 to Gibson Shipping Co., Macao and renamed Gibson. Re-registered to Panama. Renamed Twinfox in 1959. Sold in 1960 to Great Southern Steamship Co., Hong Kong. Sold in 1961 to Mutual Shipping Co. Re-registered to Panama and operated under the management of Gibson Shipping Co. Management transferred to Van Engineers Ltd in 1965. Scrapped at Kaohsiung in April 1967.

Edward A. Savoy was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 15 July 1944. She was launched on 19 July and delivered on 29 July. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. Sold in 1947 to Ponchelet Marine Corp., New York and renamed Davis-Clinchfield 21. Sold in 1948 to Stone Steamship Co. and renamed Mary J. Goulandris. Operated under the management of Orion Shipping & Trading Co. Sold in 1953 to Cerro Blanco Compania Armamente, Panama and renamed Mary J. G., remaining under the same management. Sold in 1954 to Pedergal Compania Navigation, Panama and renamed Estoril. Operated under the management of Goulandris Ltd. Collided with the Italian cargo ship and sank in the Atlantic Ocean east of Boston, Massachusetts () on 11 July 1956 whilst on a voyage from the Ionian Islands, Greece to Baltimore.

Edward Bates was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 24 January 1943. She was launched on 28 February and delivered on 13 March. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Hammond Shipping Co. Torpedoed and damaged by enemy aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea off Ténès Algeria () on 1 February 1944 whilst on a voyage from the Hampton Roads, Virginia to Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Abandoned by her crew, she was taken in tow but consequently sank.

Edward B. Dudley was built by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 17 January 1943. She was launched on 13 February and delivered on 21 February. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Bulk Carriers Corp. Torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately ) by on 11 April 1943 whilst on a voyage from Halifax, Dominion of Canada to Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Edward Bellamy