SS John L. McCarley

History
United States
Name	John L. McCarley
Namesake	John L. McCarley
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2342
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[1]
Cost	$1,058,347[2]
Yard number	83
Way number	4
Laid down	10 January 1945
Launched	14 February 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Estell Twing
Completed	27 February 1945
Identification	Call sign: ANIL [2]
Fate	Transferred to the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 19 August 1949 Sold for scrapping, 1 May 1972, removed from fleet, 13 July 1972
General characteristics [3]
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C5, boxed aircraft transport
Tonnage	10,600 LT DWT 7,200 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 Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, California) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m^3) (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

SS John L. McCarley was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John L. McCarley.

Construction

John L. McCarley was laid down on 10 January 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2342, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Estell Twing, the wife of W.B. Twing, general delivery, she was launched on 14 February 1945.^[1][2]

History

She was allocated to Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc., on 27 February 1945. After a number of contracts, on 19 August 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 1 May 1972, to Pinto Island Metals Co., for $36,850. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 13 July 1972.^[4]

References

1. J.A. Panama City 2010.
2. MARCOM.
3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
4. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
• Maritime Administration. "John L. McCarley". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
• "SS John L. McCarley". Retrieved 13 December 2019.