SS John Henry

History
United States
Name	John Henry
Namesake	John Henry
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Eastern Steamship Co.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 45
Awarded	14 March 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost	$1,052,507
Yard number	2032
Way number	13
Laid down	14 April 1942
Launched	18 June 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. F.D. Purse
Completed	6 July 1942
Identification	Call sign: KFID; ;
Fate	Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 29 September 1947; Sold for scrapping, 12 September 1972, withdrawn from fleet, 6 November 1972;
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 Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp, Harrison, New Jersey); 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;

NameJohn Henry

NamesakeJohn Henry

OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)

OperatorEastern Steamship Co.

SS John Henry was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John Henry, the eighth Governor of Maryland and member of the United States Senate.

[1]

[2]

[3]

SS John Henry

History

References

Bibliography

Related Articles

History




United States
Name	John Henry
Namesake	John Henry
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Eastern Steamship Co.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 45
Awarded	14 March 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland^[1]
Cost	$1,052,507^[2]
Yard number	2032
Way number	13
Laid down	14 April 1942
Launched	18 June 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. F.D. Purse
Completed	6 July 1942
Identification	Call sign: KFID ^[2]
Fate	Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 29 September 1947 Sold for scrapping, 12 September 1972, withdrawn from fleet, 6 November 1972


General characteristics ^[3]
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 Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp, Harrison, New Jersey) 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