SS Joe C. S. Blackburn

History
United States
Name	Joe C. S. Blackburn
Namesake	Joe C. S. Blackburn
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1508
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,443,884
Yard number	124
Way number	2
Laid down	30 October 1943
Launched	15 December 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Robert Haynes
Completed	27 December 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KVFQ; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 20 August 1946; Laid up in National Reserve Defense Fleet, Astoria, Oregon, 28 May 1948; Sold for scrapping, 28 November 1967;
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;

NameJoe C. S. Blackburn

NamesakeJoe C. S. Blackburn

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1508

BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia

SS Joe C. S. Blackburn was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Joe C. S. Blackburn, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 7th district, a United States senator from Kentucky, and a Governor of the Panama Canal Zone.

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United States
Name	Joe C. S. Blackburn
Namesake	Joe C. S. Blackburn
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1508
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,443,884^[1]
Yard number	124
Way number	2
Laid down	30 October 1943
Launched	15 December 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Robert Haynes
Completed	27 December 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KVFQ ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 20 August 1946 Laid up in National Reserve Defense Fleet, Astoria, Oregon, 28 May 1948 Sold for scrapping, 28 November 1967


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