SS William F. Jerman was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II.

She was named after William F. Jerman, who was lost at sea while he was the master of SS Cities Service Empire, that was torpedoed by German submarine U-128, 22 February 1942, off the East Coast.

William F. Jerman was laid down on 27 November 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2393, by J.A.

Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Charles W. Tillett, and launched on 23 December 1944.

On 14 November 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Wilmington, North Carolina.