SS John Catron
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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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Name | John Catron |
Namesake | John Catron |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | American Foreign Steamship, Co. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1494 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $2,126,882[1] |
Yard number | 110 |
Way number | 6 |
Laid down | 3 September 1942 |
Launched | 11 July 1943 |
Completed | 31 July 1943 |
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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) |
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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]
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]
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "John Catron". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- "SS John Catron". Retrieved 4 November 2017.