SS Edgar E. Clark

History
United States
Name	Edgar E. Clark
Namesake	Edgar E. Clark
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Stockard Steamship Corp.
Ordered	as type (Z-EC2-S-C2) hull, MC hull 1541
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,500,565
Yard number	23
Way number	5
Laid down	25 October 1943
Launched	11 December 1943
Completed	7 February 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KUVQ; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia, 11 October 1945; Transferred to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 24 March 1976; Sunk as artificial reef, 1977;
General characteristics
Class & type	type Z-EC2-S-C2, army tank transport
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 Edgar E. Clark was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Edgar E. Clark, the chief executive of the Order of Railway Conductors, member of the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1906 to 1921, serving as its chairman from 1913 to 1914 and 1918 to 1921.

History

United States
Name	Edgar E. Clark
Namesake	Edgar E. Clark
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Stockard Steamship Corp.
Ordered	as type (Z-EC2-S-C2) hull, MC hull 1541
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,500,565
Yard number	23
Way number	5
Laid down	25 October 1943
Launched	11 December 1943
Completed	7 February 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KUVQ
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia, 11 October 1945 Transferred to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 24 March 1976 Sunk as artificial reef, 1977
General characteristics
Class & type	type Z-EC2-S-C2, army tank transport
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