SS John A. Campbell

History
United States
Name	John A. Campbell
Namesake	John Archibald Campbell
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1496
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1.866.006; =$32 million in 2023
Yard number	112
Way number	2
Laid down	13 April 1943
Launched	14 August 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Frank Dowd
Completed	31 August 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KIRC; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Astoria, Oregon, 21 October 1947; Sold for scrapping, 6 July 1967;
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 Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin); 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 A. Campbell was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John A. Campbell, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Peace Commissioner for the Confederate States of America.

Construction

John A. Campbell was laid down on 13 April 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1496, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Frank Dowd, and launched on 14 August 1943.^[4]

History

She was allocated to Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., on 31 August 1943. On 21 October 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Astoria, Oregon. On 9 June 1954, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1954"; she returned loaded with grain on 23 June 1954. She was again withdrawn from the fleet on 8 October 1957 to have the grain unloaded; she returned empty on 11 October 1957. On 6 July 1967, she was sold to Universal Salvage and Construction for $51,700, for scrapping; she was delivered on 29 August 1967.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b MARCOM.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
^ Liberty Ships.
^ MARAD.

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 A. Campbell". 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 A. Campbell". Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

[inflation-US-2] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved 29 February 2024.

[FOOTNOTEDavies200423-3] Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTEJ.A._Brunswick2010-4] J.A. Brunswick 2010.

[FOOTNOTELiberty_Ships-5] Liberty Ships.

[FOOTNOTEMARAD-6] MARAD.

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