SS John Catron

History
United States
Name	John Catron
Namesake	John Catron
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	American Foreign Steamship, Co.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1494
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$2,126,882
Yard number	110
Way number	6
Laid down	3 September 1942
Launched	11 July 1943
Completed	31 July 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KIQN
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 30 August 1949 Sold for scrapping, 9 November 1971
General characteristics
Class and 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 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS John Catron was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John Catron, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Construction

John Catron was laid down on 3 September 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1494, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia, and launched on 11 July 1943.

History

She was allocated to American Foreign Steamship Corporation, on 31 July 1943. On 30 August 1949, she entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Mobile, Alabama. She was sold to Andy Equipment, Inc., Houston, Texas, on 9 November 1971, and delivered for scrapping on 10 December 1971.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
• "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
• Maritime Administration. "John Catron". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
• "SS John Catron". Retrieved 4 November 2017.