SS Samuel Johnston
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SS Samuel Johnston was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Samuel Johnston, an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Chowan County, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina in both the Continental Congress and the United States Senate, and was the sixth Governor of North Carolina.
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Name | Samuel Johnston |
Namesake | Samuel Johnston |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Eastern Steamship Co. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 46 |
Awarded | 14 March 1941 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[1] |
Cost | $1,046,847[2] |
Yard number | 2033 |
Way number | 7 |
Laid down | 14 April 1942 |
Launched | 14 June 1942 |
Sponsored by | Miss Elaine Trimble |
Completed | 30 June 1942 |
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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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