SS James W. Cannon

SS James W. Cannon was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James William Cannon, the founder of Cannon Mills Corporation.

History
United States
Name:	James W. Cannon
Namesake:	James William Cannon
Ordered:	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2366
Builder:	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost:	$1,030,096[1]
Yard number:	151
Way number:	5
Laid down:	25 May 1944
Launched:	12 July 1944
Sponsored by:	Mrs. Charles A. Cannon
Completed:	26 July 1944
Identification:	Call Signal: WRFV [1]
Fate:	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Astoria, Oregon, 28 June 1948
Status:	Sold for commercial use, 12 January 1951
United States
Name:	Transoceanic
Operator:	Pan Cargo Shipping Corporation
Acquired:	19 January 1951
Renamed:	National Mariner
Fate:	Sold to National Shipping & Trading Corp., 7 August 1961
Status:	Resold, 6 September 1961
Greece
Operator:	John Theodoracopoulos
Acquired:	6 September 1961
Fate:	Scrapped, 1963
General characteristics [2]
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 m^3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m^3) (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

Construction

James W. Cannon was laid down on 25 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2366, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Charles A. Cannon, daughter-in-law of James William Cannon, and launched on 12 July 1944.[3][1]

History

She was allocated to the International Freigting Corp., on 26 July 1944. On 8 June 1950, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Astoria, Oregon. On 12 January 1951, she was sold, to Pan Cargo Shipping Corp., for commercial use. She was renamed Transoceanic and later National Mariner. On 7 August 1961, she was sold to National Shipping & Trading Corp., who turned around and sold her to John Theodoracopoulos, on 6 September 1961, and flagged for Greece. She was scrapped in 1963.[4][5]

References

1. MARCOM.
2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
3. J.A. Brunswick 2010.
4. Liberty Ships.
5. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
• "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
• Maritime Administration. "James W. Cannon". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 9 November 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "SS James W. Cannon". Retrieved 9 November 2017.