SS John Mitchell

SS John Mitchell was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John Mitchell, an American labor leader and president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908.

History
United States
Name: John Mitchell
Namesake: John Mitchell
Owner: War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator: States Marine Corp.
Ordered: as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 311
Awarded: 1 May 1941
Builder: Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[1]
Cost: $1,056,991[2]
Yard number: 2061
Way number: 12
Laid down: 28 July 1942
Launched: 7 September 1942
Sponsored by: Mrs. John Green
Completed: 19 September 1942
Identification:
Fate: Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 11 June 1948
Status: Sold for scrapping, 15 February 1967, withdrawn from fleet, 18 May 1967
General characteristics [3]
Class and type:
Tonnage:
Displacement:
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:
Armament:

Construction

John Mitchell was laid down on 28 July 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 311, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. John Green, the wife of the president of IUMSWA), and was launched on 7 September 1942.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to States Marine Corp., on 19 September 1942. On 11 June 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. On 15 February 1967, she was sold for scrapping to Southern Scrap Material Co., for $45,000. She was removed from the fleet on 18 May 1967.[4]

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References
  1. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2008.
  2. MARCOM.
  3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. MARAD.

Bibliography
  • "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "John Mitchell". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 6 March 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "SS John Mitchell". Retrieved 6 March 2020.


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