SS Charles H. Herty

History
United States
Name	SS Charles H. Herty
Namesake	Charles Herty
Owner	United States Marine Corps
Ordered	MCE hull 1069
Builder	Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation, Savannah, Georgia
Way number	4
Laid down	21 October 1943
Launched	17 November 1943
In service	after 30 November 1943
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 1967
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Vulcan Iron Works, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)

SS Charles H. Herty was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. It was named after American chemist Charles Herty.

References

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