SS John L. McCarley
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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Name: | John L. McCarley |
Namesake: | John L. McCarley |
Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator: | Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc. |
Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2342 |
Builder: | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[1] |
Cost: | $1,058,347[2] |
Yard number: | 83 |
Way number: | 4 |
Laid down: | 10 January 1945 |
Launched: | 14 February 1945 |
Sponsored by: | Mrs. Estell Twing |
Completed: | 27 February 1945 |
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Fate: | Transferred to the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 19 August 1949 |
Status: | Sold for scrapping, 1 May 1972, removed from fleet, 13 July 1972 |
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Beam: | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Capacity: | 490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale) |
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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 She was withdrawn from the fleet, 13 July 1972.[4]
References
- J.A. Panama City 2010.
- MARCOM.
- Davies 2004, p. 23.
- MARAD.
Bibliography
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "John L. McCarley". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "SS John L. McCarley". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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