SS John Bascom

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameJohn Bascom
Namesake John Bascom
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1521
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$2,062,150 [1]
Yard number3
Way number3
Laid down7 September 1942
Launched31 March 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Harry G. Fannin
Completed30 April 1943
Identification
Fate
  • Sunk off Bari, Italy, 2 December 1943
  • Sold for scrapping, 20 February 1948
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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
Armament

SS John Bascom was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John Bascom, a professor of rhetoric at Williams College from 1855 to 1874, and the president of the University of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1887.

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Construction

John Bascom was laid down on 7 September 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1521, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Harry G. Fannin, the wife of the mayor of Panama City, she was launched on 31 March 1943. [3] [1]

History

She was allocated to Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., on 30 April 1943. On 2 December 1943, she was sunk during the German air raid on Bari, Italy. On 20 February 1948, she was sold, along with 39 other vessels, including her sister ships SS Isaac Shelby and SS Niels Poulson, for $520,000, to Venturi Salvaggi Ricuperi Imprese Marittime Societa per Azioni, Genoa. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 MARCOM.
  2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. J.A. Panama City 2010.
  4. MARAD.
  5. 1 2 "Merchant Marine Heroes - Citations for Distinguished Service Medal during World War II". www.usmm.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

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