SS John Gallup

Liberty SS John Gallup, 7 November 1943
History
United States
Name	John Gallup
Namesake	John Gallup
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Smith & Johnson Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 951
Awarded	30 January 1942
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland [1]
Cost	$1,067,101 [2]
Yard number	2101
Way number	6
Laid down	27 January 1943
Launched	3 March 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Bruce Gallup
Completed	18 March 1943
Identification	Call sign: KKKN [2]
Fate	Laid up in reserve fleet, 22 April 1952, sold for scrapping, 23 July 1963
General characteristics [3]
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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 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 John Gallup was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John Gallup, an early settler and militia captain in Southeastern Connecticut, he was killed in battle during King Philip's War, in 1675.

Construction

John Gallup was laid down on 27 January 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 951, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. Bruce Gallup, and launched on 3 March 1943. ^{[1] [2]}

History

She was allocated to the Smith & Johnson Inc., on 18 March 1943. ^[4]

On 11 February 1948, she was first laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, in Lee Hall, Virginia. On 22 April 1952, she was laid up in the Wilmington Reserve Fleet, in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 8 July 1963, she was sold for $45,116.32, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., to be scrapped. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 23 July 1963. ^[4]

References

1. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2021.
2. MARCOM.
3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
4. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
• Maritime Administration. "John Gallup". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
• "SS John Gallup" . Retrieved 1 August 2025.

Further reading

• Sawyer, L.A.; Mitchell, W.H. (1985). The Liberty Ships. Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Great Britain: St. Edmundsbury Press Ltd. ISBN   1850440492.
• Williams, Greg H. (2014). The Liberty Ships of World War II. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN   9780786479450.