SS David B. Johnson

History
United States
Name	David B. Johnson
Namesake	David B. Johnson
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1511
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,347,352
Yard number	127
Way number	5
Laid down	23 November 1943
Launched	13 January 1944
Sponsored by	Mai Rutledge Johnson
Completed	24 January 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KVMB; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 18 November 1948; Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, 2 July 1952; Sold scrapping, 2 January 1968;
General characteristics
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;

NameDavid B. Johnson

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1511

SS David B. Johnson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after David B. Johnson, the founder and first president of Winthrop University.

History

History




United States
Name	David B. Johnson
Namesake	David B. Johnson
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1511
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,347,352^[1]
Yard number	127
Way number	5
Laid down	23 November 1943
Launched	13 January 1944
Sponsored by	Mai Rutledge Johnson
Completed	24 January 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KVMB ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 18 November 1948 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, 2 July 1952 Sold scrapping, 2 January 1968


General characteristics ^[2]
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