SS Thomas McKean

History
United States
Name	Thomas McKean
Namesake	Thomas McKean
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Calmar Steamship Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 301
Awarded	1 May 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost	$1,110,199
Yard number	2051
Way number	14
Laid down	5 November 1941
Launched	30 April 1942
Completed	29 May 1942
Identification	Call sign: KEWO; ;
Fate	Sunk, 29 June 1942
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;

NameThomas McKean

SS Thomas McKean was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Founding Father Thomas McKean, an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia. During the American Revolution, he was a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, United States Declaration of Independence, and Articles of Confederation. McKean served as a President of Congress. He was at various times a member of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties. McKean served as President of Delaware, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and Governor of Pennsylvania. He is also known for holding many public positions.

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1942
Shipwrecks	1 Jun: HMAS Kuttabul, Malmö 2 Jun: U-652 3 Jun: USS Bunting, Iron Chieftain, Northwestern 4 Jun: Iron Crown, Kaga, Sōryū 5 Jun: Akagi, C.O. Stillman, Hiryū 6 Jun: USS Hammann, Mikuma 7 Jun: Coast Trader, Edith, USS Gannet, USS Yorktown 8 Jun: Agios Georgios IV, Said 10 Jun: Abkhazia, Empire Clough 12 Jun: HMS Grove 13 Jun: Gruziya, Supetar, U-157 15 Jun: HMS Airedale, HMS Bedouin, City of Oxford, HMS Hasty, Thurso, Trento 16 Jun: Argo, HMS Hermione, ORP Kujawiak, Managua, HMAS Nestor, Port Nicholson 17 Jun: HMS Wild Swan 18 Jun: Macdhui 19 Jun: USS S-27, Shch-214, USS YP-389, Nissan Maru 20 Jun: Fort Camosun 21 Jun: HMS P514, HMSAS Parktown 22 Jun: Rio Tercero 23 Jun: USAT Major General Henry Gibbins, Resolute 25 Jun: Yamakaze 26 Jun: Putney Hill 27 Jun: Las Choapas, Tuxpam 29 Jun: Diana, Everalda, Thomas McKean, William Rockefeller 30 Jun: Express, USS Hornbill, HMS Medway, U-158
Other incidents	3 Jun: Luigi Torelli 6 Jun: Luigi Torelli 7 Jun: USS Grayling 9 Jun: Kronprinsen 11 Jun: USS S-28 14 Jun: HMS Liverpool 15 Jun: HMS Newcastle 21 Jun: Strale 26 Jun: Matagalpa
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History

History




United States
Name	Thomas McKean
Namesake	Thomas McKean
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Calmar Steamship Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 301
Awarded	1 May 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland^[1]
Cost	$1,110,199^[2]
Yard number	2051
Way number	14
Laid down	5 November 1941
Launched	30 April 1942
Completed	29 May 1942
Identification	Call sign: KEWO ^[2]
Fate	Sunk, 29 June 1942


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