SS John R. McQuigg

SS John R. McQuigg was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John R. McQuigg, the National Commander of the American Legion, 1925–1926.

History
United States
Name:	John R. McQuigg
Namesake:	John R. McQuigg
Owner:	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator:	American South African Lines, Inc.
Ordered:	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2311
Builder:	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost:	$1,107,976[1]
Yard number:	52
Way number:	2
Laid down:	14 June 1944
Launched:	19 July 1944
Sponsored by:	Mrs. John R. McQuigg
Completed:	31 July 1944
Identification:	Call Signal: WRQB [1]
Fate:	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 1 June 1946
Status:	Sold to Italy, 16 December 1946
Italy
Name:	Villa Di Brugine
Owner:	Italian Commission
Acquired:	27 December 1946
Fate:	Scrapped, 1968
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

John R. McQuigg was laid down on 14 June 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2311, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. John R. McQuigg, the widow of the namesake, and launched on 19 July 1944.[3][1]

History

She was allocated to the American South African Lines, Inc., on 31 July 1944. On 1 June 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Hudson River Group. On 16 December 1946, she was transferred to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her to the Italian Commission, for $555,667.40, on 27 December 1946. She was renamed Villa Di Brugine. In 1968, she was scrapped.[3][4]

References

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

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
• Maritime Administration. "John R. McQuigg". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
• "SS John R. McQuigg". Retrieved 9 August 2018.