SS George E. Badger
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| SS George E. Badger | |
|---|---|
| Displacement: | 7,000 tons deadweight |
| Length: | 441 ft 6 in (135 m) |
| Beam: | 56 ft 10.75 in (17.3 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Two oil fired boilers, triple expansion steam engine, single screw, 2500 horsepower (1.9 MW) |
| Speed: | 11 to 11.5 knots (20 to 21 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 41 |
| Armament: | Stern-mounted 4 in (102 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns. |
| Capacity: | 9,140 tons cargo |
The SS George E. Badger (Hull Number 884) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after George Edmund Badger, a North Carolina Senator from 1846 to 1855 and Secretary of the Navy in 1841.
The ship was laid down on December 27, 1942, then launched on January 26, 1943. The ship survived the war only to suffer the same fate as nearly all other Liberty ships that survived did; she was scrapped in 1972.
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