| Career ((US)) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | SS Charles H. Herty |
| Namesake: | Charles Herty |
| Owner: | United States Marine Corps |
| Ordered: | MCE hull 1069 |
| Builder: | Southeastern Shipbuilding |
| Way number: | 4 |
| Laid down: | 21 October 1943 |
| Launched: | 17 November 1943 |
| In service: | after 30 November 1943 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard |
| Beam: | 56 ft 10.75 in (17.3419 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × oil-fired boilers 1 × triple-expansion steam engine, 2,500 horsepower (1,900 kW) (manufactured by Vulcan Iron Works, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) 1 × screw propeller |
| Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
SS Charles H. Herty was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. It was named after American chemist Charles Herty.
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