SS John McKinley
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NameJohn McKinley
NamesakeJohn McKinley
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorDichman, Wright, and Pugh
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| Name | John McKinley |
| Namesake | John McKinley |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Dichman, Wright, and Pugh |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1495 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
| Cost | $1,952,888[1] |
| Yard number | 111 |
| Way number | 1 |
| Laid down | 23 March 1943 |
| Launched | 31 July 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Myrtle McCranie Willacoochee |
| Completed | 20 August 1943 |
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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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SS John McKinley was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John McKinley, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and U.S. Senator from Alabama.
John McKinley was laid down on 23 March 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1495, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Myrtle McCranie Willacoochee, and launched on 31 July 1943.[3]