SS J. H. Drummond

History
United States
Name	J. H. Drummond
Namesake	James Hubert Drummond
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	American Export Lines, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2309
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,017,951 [1]
Yard number	50
Way number	3
Laid down	19 May 1944
Launched	22 June 1944
Sponsored by	Grace Edith Drummond
Completed	15 July 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WRPZ [1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 23 May 1946 Sold for commercial use, 27 November 1946
Netherlands
Name	Hugo de Groot
Namesake	Hugo de Groot
Owner	Netherlands
Operator	Nederland N.V. Stoomv. Maats, Amsterdam (1947–1950)
Acquired	27 November 1946
Fate	Sold, 1950
Netherlands
Name	Amstelpark
Namesake	Amstelpark
Owner	Amsterdam N.V. Reederij, Amsterdam
Acquired	1950
Fate	Sold, 1960
Liberia Panama
Name	Severn River
Namesake	River Severn
Owner	International Navigation Corp.
Operator	Wm. H. Muller, London
Acquired	1960
Fate	Sold, 1965
Notes	Reflagged for Panama, 1961
Panama
Name	Angelic
Owner	Cia. Eleosa Nav
Operator	Kronos Shipping Co., London
Acquired	1950
Fate	Ran aground, 25 July 1966 Refloated, declared constructive total loss (CTL), scrapped
General characteristics [2]
Class & 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 Willamette Iron & Steel Corp., Portland, Oregon) 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-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS J. H. Drummond was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James Hubert Drummond, the former mayor of St. Andrews, Florida, now part of Panama City, Florida. ^[3]

Construction

J. H. Drummond was laid down on 25 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2309, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was sponsored by Grace Edith Drummond, the widow of the namesake, and launched on 30 June 1944. ^{[4] [1] [5] [3]}

History

She was allocated to American Export Lines, Inc., on 20 July 1944. On 23 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Hudson River Group. On 25 July 1947, she was sold to the Netherlands, for commercial use. She was renamed Hugo de Groot and sailed under a Dutch flag until 1960, when she was sold to International Navigation Corp., and reflagged for Liberia, and renamed Severn River. On 25 July 1966, after having been sold to Cia Eleosa Nav., and reflagged for Panama, and renamed Angelic, she ran aground off Nojima Saki, Chiba, Japan, in fog. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss (CTL) and later scrapped at Yokosuka, Japan. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. MARCOM.
2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
3. Drummond 1944, p. 6.
4. J.A. Panama City 2010.
5. Womack 2013.
6. Liberty Ships.
7. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
• "Liberty Ships – World War II" . Retrieved 23 December 2017.
• Maritime Administration. "J. H. Drummond". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
• "SS J. H. Drummond" . Retrieved 23 December 2017.
• Womack, Marlene (13 April 2013). "OUT OF THE PAST: Bay, Washington counties split". Panama City News Herald. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
• "He Put Panama City On the Gulf". Wainwright Liberator. Vol. 2, no. 50. 1 July 1944. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.