SS John Catron

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameJohn Catron
Namesake John Catron
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator American Foreign Steamship, Co.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1494
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$2,126,882 [1]
Yard number110
Way number6
Laid down3 September 1942
Launched11 July 1943
Completed31 July 1943
Identification
Fate
General characteristics [2]
Class & 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 Catron was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John Catron, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Construction

John Catron was laid down on 3 September 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1494, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia, and launched on 11 July 1943. [3]

History

She was allocated to American Foreign Steamship Corporation, on 31 July 1943. On 30 August 1949, she entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Mobile, Alabama. She was sold to Andy Equipment, Inc., Houston, Texas, on 9 November 1971, and delivered for scrapping on 10 December 1971. [4] [5]

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