title: SS Henry Hadley
text: # SS Henry Hadley
  
  SS Henry Hadley was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Henry Hadley, an American composer and conductor.
  
  ## Construction
  
  Henry Hadley was laid down on 26 June 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2489, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; and was launched on 8 August 1944.
  
  ## History
  
  She was allocated to the T.J. Stevenson & Co., Inc., on 22 August 1944. On 8 March 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina. On 23 May 1952, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 28 October 1971, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. She was removed from the fleet, 23 May 1972.
  
  