SS John L. McCarley

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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameJohn L. McCarley
Namesake John L. McCarley
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2342
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida [1]
Cost$1,058,347 [2]
Yard number83
Way number4
Laid down10 January 1945
Launched14 February 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Estell Twing
Completed27 February 1945
Identification
Fate
General characteristics [3]
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)
Capacity490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS John L. McCarley was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John L. McCarley.

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Construction

John L. McCarley was laid down on 10 January 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2342, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Estell Twing, the wife of W.B. Twing, general delivery, she was launched on 14 February 1945. [1] [2]

History

She was allocated to Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc., on 27 February 1945. After a number of contracts, on 19 August 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 1 May 1972, to Pinto Island Metals Co., for $36,850. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 13 July 1972. [4]

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