| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Edward D. White |
| Namesake | Edward Douglass White |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | A.H. Bull & Company |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MC hull 1499 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction,Brunswick, Georgia |
| Cost | $1,826,051[1] |
| Yard number | 115 |
| Way number | 5 |
| Laid down | 22 June 1943 |
| Launched | 20 September 1943 |
| Completed | 30 September 1943 |
| Identification |
|
| Fate |
|
| General characteristics[2] | |
| Class & type |
|
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
| Installed power |
|
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 11.5knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Capacity |
|
| Complement | |
| Armament |
|
SSEdward D. White was aLiberty ship built in theUnited States duringWorld War II. She was named afterEdward Douglass White, the ninthChief Justice of the United States and aUnited States senator fromLouisiana.
Edward D. White was laid down on 22 June 1943, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1499, byJ.A. Jones Construction,Brunswick, Georgia, and launched on 30 September 1943.[3]
She was allocated toA.H. Bull & Company, on 30 September 1943. On 17 December 1945, she was laid up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet in theJames River Group,Lee Hall, Virginia. On 5 May 1953, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1953", she returned loaded with grain on 20 May 1953. She was again withdrawn from the fleet on 4 November 1957, to have the grain unloaded, she returned empty on 8 November 1957. On 27 October 1958, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1958", she returned loaded with grain on 10 November 1958. She was again withdrawn from the fleet on 8 September 1959, to have the grain unloaded, she returned empty on 12 September 1959. On 11 June 1970, she was sold toUnion Mineral & Alloys Corporation, for $43,212, for scrapping, she was delivered on 30 July 1970.[4][5]
