SS Duncan U. Fletcher

History
United States
Name	Duncan U. Fletcher
Namesake	Duncan U. Fletcher
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1529
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,807,972
Yard number	11
Way number	5
Laid down	3 May 1943
Launched	10 August 1943
Completed	27 August 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KXLM; ;
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 3 March 1947
Greece
Name	Pericles
Namesake	Pericles
Acquired	3 March 1947
Fate	Scrapped, 1966
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)
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 Vulcan Iron Works, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania); 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 Duncan U. Fletcher was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Duncan U. Fletcher, the 21st and 25th Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, and later the longest serving United States Senator in Florida's history.

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