SS J. H. Drummond

History
United States
Name	J. H. Drummond
Namesake	James Hubert Drummond
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	American Export Lines, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2309
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,017,951
Yard number	50
Way number	3
Laid down	19 May 1944
Launched	22 June 1944
Sponsored by	Grace Edith Drummond
Completed	15 July 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WRPZ; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 23 May 1946; Sold for commercial use, 27 November 1946;
Netherlands
Name	Hugo de Groot
Namesake	Hugo de Groot
Owner	Netherlands
Operator	Nederland N.V. Stoomv. Maats, Amsterdam (1947–1950)
Acquired	27 November 1946
Fate	Sold, 1950
Netherlands
Name	Amstelpark
Namesake	Amstelpark
Owner	Amsterdam N.V. Reederij, Amsterdam
Acquired	1950
Fate	Sold, 1960
Liberia Panama
Name	Severn River
Namesake	River Severn
Owner	International Navigation Corp.
Operator	Wm. H. Muller, London
Acquired	1960
Fate	Sold, 1965
Notes	Reflagged for Panama, 1961
Panama
Name	Angelic
Owner	Cia. Eleosa Nav
Operator	Kronos Shipping Co., London
Acquired	1950
Fate	Ran aground, 25 July 1966; Refloated, declared constructive total loss (CTL), scrapped;
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 Willamette Iron & Steel Corp., Portland, Oregon); 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;

NameJ. H. Drummond

NamesakeJames Hubert Drummond

OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)

OperatorAmerican Export Lines, Inc.

SS J. H. Drummond was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James Hubert Drummond, the former mayor of St. Andrews, Florida, now part of Panama City, Florida.^[3]

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v t e MARCOM ships built by Jones Construction, Wainwright Shipyards, Panama City, Florida, during World War II
Type EC2-S-C1 ships "Liberty Ships"	E. Kirby Smith Newton D. Baker John Bascom William J. Bryan Joseph M. Medill Elihu Root John Hay Dwight L. Moody Peter Zenger Harriet Hosmer Duncan U. Fletcher Dolly Madison Robert Lansing Victor Herbert Julius Rosenwald Walter L. Fleming Salvador Brau Harold T. Andrews Russell Sage William W. Loring Minnie M. Fiske John W. Griffiths Augustus Saint-Gaudens John M. Brooke Rebecca Lukens Alanson B. Houghton Samuel G. French Thomas LeValley Josephine Shaw Lowell Richard V. Oulahan James H. Kimball Stephen Furdek Jean Ribaut LeBaron Russell Briggs Howard Gray H. H. Raymond T. A. Johnston M. Michael Edelstein William D. Bloxham Nick Stoner William E. Dodd J. H. Drummond William L. Watson John R. McQuigg Carl E. Ladd Pedro Menendez George Ade Edward K. Collins C. Francis Jenkins Raymond V. Ingersoll Benjamin F. Coston William P. Duval Stepas Darius Alexander E. Brown Chief Osceola Richard Halliburton Samuel G. Howe Granville S. Hall Stephen Smith Charles D. Walcott Art Young Charles H. Marshall Ransom A. Moore Soter Ortynsky Bjarne A. Lia Wendell L. Willkie
Type Z-EC2-S-C2 ships "Army tank transports"	Mary Ball John Barton Payne Frederic C. Howe William B. Wilson Sarah J. Hale Nathan B. Forrest Stephen R. Mallory Edgar E Clark
Type Z-EC2-S-C5 ships "Boxed aircraft transports"	Frederick E. Williamson Michael James Monohan Charles A. Draper Rafael R. Rivera James W. Wheeler Raymond Van Brogan William J. Riddle Dudley H. Thomas John L. McCarley Vernon S. Hood Edwin D. Howard Wesley W. Barrett Warren P. Marks Frank O. Peterson Barney Kirschbaum Mary Cullom Kimbro James G. Squires James F. Harrell Claude Kitchin Francis J. O'Gara Frank Flowers Edwin H. Duff Joseph V. Connolly Walter W. Schwenk Charles H. Cugle Robert F. Burns Edward Burton Ora Ellis
Type T1-M-BT2 ships Tonti-class gasoline tankers	Tancred Tandora Tannadice Tantallon Tanova Tannaquil

SS J. H. Drummond

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United States
Name	J. H. Drummond
Namesake	James Hubert Drummond
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	American Export Lines, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2309
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,017,951^[1]
Yard number	50
Way number	3
Laid down	19 May 1944
Launched	22 June 1944
Sponsored by	Grace Edith Drummond
Completed	15 July 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WRPZ ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 23 May 1946 Sold for commercial use, 27 November 1946


Netherlands
Name	Hugo de Groot
Namesake	Hugo de Groot
Owner	Netherlands
Operator	Nederland N.V. Stoomv. Maats, Amsterdam (1947–1950)
Acquired	27 November 1946
Fate	Sold, 1950


Netherlands
Name	Amstelpark
Namesake	Amstelpark
Owner	Amsterdam N.V. Reederij, Amsterdam
Acquired	1950
Fate	Sold, 1960


Liberia Panama
Name	Severn River
Namesake	River Severn
Owner	International Navigation Corp.
Operator	Wm. H. Muller, London
Acquired	1960
Fate	Sold, 1965
Notes	Reflagged for Panama, 1961


Panama
Name	Angelic
Owner	Cia. Eleosa Nav
Operator	Kronos Shipping Co., London
Acquired	1950
Fate	Ran aground, 25 July 1966 Refloated, declared constructive total loss (CTL), scrapped


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 Willamette Iron & Steel Corp., Portland, Oregon) 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