SS John J. Crittenden

History
United States
Name	John J. Crittenden
Namesake	John J. Crittenden
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	A.H. Bull & Co., Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1196
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$2,314,420
Yard number	4
Way number	4
Laid down	15 October 1942
Launched	7 May 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Earl D.Page
Completed	24 June 1943
Identification	Call sign: KIUV; ;
Fate	Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 10 July 1948; Sold for scrapping, 4 April 1968, withdrawn from fleet, 15 May 1968;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;

NameJohn J. Crittenden

NamesakeJohn J. Crittenden

OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)

OperatorA.H. Bull & Co., Inc.

SS John J. Crittenden was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John J. Crittenden, an American politician from Kentucky. He represented the state in both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. He was also the 17th governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislature.

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United States
Name	John J. Crittenden
Namesake	John J. Crittenden
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	A.H. Bull & Co., Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1196
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida^[1]
Cost	$2,314,420^[2]
Yard number	4
Way number	4
Laid down	15 October 1942
Launched	7 May 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Earl D.Page
Completed	24 June 1943
Identification	Call sign: KIUV ^[2]
Fate	Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 10 July 1948 Sold for scrapping, 4 April 1968, withdrawn from fleet, 15 May 1968


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 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