SS Samuel Johnston

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NameSamuel Johnston
NamesakeSamuel Johnston
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorEastern Steamship Co.
History
United States
NameSamuel Johnston
NamesakeSamuel Johnston
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorEastern Steamship Co.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 46
Awarded14 March 1941
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[1]
Cost$1,046,847[2]
Yard number2033
Way number7
Laid down14 April 1942
Launched14 June 1942
Sponsored byMiss Elaine Trimble
Completed30 June 1942
Identification
Fate
General characteristics [3]
Class & type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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
Armament

SS Samuel Johnston was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Samuel Johnston, an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Chowan County, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina in both the Continental Congress and the United States Senate, and was the sixth Governor of North Carolina.

Samuel Johnston was laid down on 14 April 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 46, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Miss Elaine Trimble, the daughter of Colonel South Trimble Jr., the Solicitor for the Department of Commerce, and was launched on 14 June 1942.[1][2]

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