SS William P. Duval

History
United States
Name	William P. Duval
Namesake	William P. Duval
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Blidberg & Rothchild Co.Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2319
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,043,714[1]
Yard number	60
Way number	4
Laid down	10 August 1944
Launched	15 September 1944
Sponsored by	Mary Caldwell
Completed	29 September 1944
Identification	Call sign: KSSQ [1]
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 10 January 1947, withdrawn from fleet, 13 January 1947
Italy
Name	Vesuvio
Namesake	Mount Vesuvius
Owner	Società di navigazione Italia
Fate	Scrapped, 1973
General characteristics [2]
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)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
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 William P. Duval was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William P. Duval, the first civilian governor of the Florida Territory.