SS Abigail Adams

History
United States
Name	Abigail Adams
Namesake	Abigail Adams
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	American Foreign Steamship Corporation
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation
Yard number	2
Way number	4
Laid down	24 February 1943
Launched	21 March 1943
Fate	Scrapped on 19 September 1972
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship, type EC2-S-C1 (standard)
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS Abigail Adams was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. The ship was named after Abigail Adams, who was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams and the mother of John Quincy Adams. She is also sometimes considered to be one of the Founders of the United States.