SS William Rockefeller
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | William Rockefeller |
| Namesake | William Rockefeller |
| Owner | Panama Transport Comp. |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News |
| Yard number | 262 |
| Laid down | 15 December 1920 |
| Launched | 5 October 1921 |
| Completed | 9 November 1921 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk, 28 June 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 554 ft 9 in (169.09 m) |
| Beam | 75 ft 3 in (22.94 m) |
| Depth | 43 ft 0 in (13.11 m) |
| Installed power | 621 Nhp, 3,800 ihp |
| Propulsion | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. 3-cylinder triple expansion |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h) |
| Crew | 50 crew (44 crew members and 6 Naval Armed Guard) |
SS William Rockefeller was a tanker ship built in 1921 and named after financier William Rockefeller. At the time of her sinking by a German submarine in 1942, the SS William Rockefeller was one of the world's largest tankers, and she was the largest to be lost off the North Carolina coast.