The SS Elwood Mead was a Liberty ship built for service during World War II.
The ship was named for Elwood Mead, a professor, politician and engineer, known for heading the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) from 1924 until his death in 1936.
Banks, Grand Coulee, Washington, was a matron of honor at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation's launching.
"[6] In 1947, SS Elwood Mead was sold to Goulandris Bros, Piraeus, Greece, as part of the vast sale of shipping which constituted much of the Greek-flagged fleet in the post-war years.
[8] Retired from service in November 1968, she was scrapped that year at Itozaki, Japan.