SS James Gunn
Liberty ship of WWII
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SS James Gunn was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James Gunn, a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States senator from Georgia.
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| Name | James Gunn |
| Namesake | James Gunn |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Seas Shipping Co., Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 44 |
| Awarded | 14 March 1941 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[1] |
| Cost | $1,046,826[2] |
| Yard number | 20231 |
| Way number | 4 |
| Laid down | 6 April 1942 |
| Launched | 8 June 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. James Ross |
| Completed | 24 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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Construction
James Gunn was laid down on 6 April 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 44, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. James Ross, the wife of Captain Ross, the manager of the Baltimore office for the ABS, and was launched on 8 June 1942.[1][2]
History
She was allocated to Seas Shipping Co., Inc., on 24 June 1942. On 6 September 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. On 7 November 1969, she was sold for scrapping to Southern Scrap Material Co., Ltd. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 23 March 1970.[4]