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| Name | W.P. Few |
| Namesake | William Preston Few |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MC hull 2363 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction,Brunswick,Georgia |
| Cost | $1,035,580[1] |
| Yard number | 148 |
| Way number | 2 |
| Laid down | 1 May 1944 |
| Launched | 22 June 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. J. Elmer Long |
| Completed | 3 July 1944 |
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| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SSW. P. Few was aLiberty ship built in theUnited States duringWorld War II. She was named afterWilliam Preston Few, the first president ofDuke University.
W.P. Few was laid down on 1 May 1944, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2363, byJ.A. Jones Construction,Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. J. Elmer Long, and launched on 22 June 1944.[3][1]
She was allocated to theIsbrandtsen Steamship Co. Inc., on 3 July 1944. On 19 April 1946, she was laid up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet inMobile, Alabama. On 18 September 1958, she was sold, along with 35 other Liberty ships, toBethlehem Steel, for $2,666,680, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 19 February 1959.[4][5]
