SS James J. Pettigrew (MC contract 874) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after J. Johnston Pettigrew, a Confederate general from North Carolina killed during the American Civil War.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | James J. Pettigrew |
| Namesake | J. Johnston Pettigrew |
| Builder | North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Yard number | 52 |
| Way number | 7 |
| Laid down | 24 November 1942 |
| Launched | 24 December 1942 |
| Honors and awards |  1 × battle star |
| Fate | Scrapped 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Liberty ship |
| Tonnage | 7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity | 9,140 tons cargo |
| Complement | 41 |
| Armament |
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The ship was laid down by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in their Cape Fear River yard on November 24, 1942, and launched on December 24, 1942.[1] Pettigrew was chartered to Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., by the War Shipping Administration until entering the James River Fleet of the National Defense Reserve Fleet in January 1946. At the time she required more than $100,000 of repairs. The vessel was sold for scrap in 1967.[2]
Awards
editPettigrew's Naval Armed Guard detachment received one battle star for World War II service.[3] On May 11, 1944 while part of convoy UGS-40 Pettigrew came under heavy air attack. The convoy managed to fight off an attack that included bombs, torpedoes, and glide bombs without casualties.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "North Carolina Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ "James J. Pettigrew". MARAD Vessel History Database. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ^ "U.S. Merchant Marine Ships whose Naval Armed Guard crews earned "Battle Stars" in World War II - Ships with names "G to M"". American Merchant Marine at War. Archived from the original on 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ^ Mackenzie J. Gregory. "Convoy UGS-40, under extreme enemy air attack. May 11th. 1944". Ahoy - Mac's Web Log. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
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