SS James M. Wayne

History
United States
Name	James M. Wayne
Namesake	James M. Wayne
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Waterman Steamship Company
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1489
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$3,169,686
Yard number	105
Way number	1
Laid down	6 July 1942
Launched	13 March 1943
Completed	7 May 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KHQB; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 24 April 1948; Sold for scrapping, 21 February 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 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-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;

Construction

James M. Wayne was laid down on 6 July 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1489, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia, and launched on 13 March 1943.^[3]

She was allocated to the Waterman Steamship Company on 7 May 1943. On 19 September 1944, she collided with the Liberty ship Christopher S. Flanagan near Cardiff, Wales. She was repaired in Cardiff, and left on 30 September 1944. On 24 April 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 21 February 1967, she was sold to Union Minerals & Alloys for $48,259, and scrapped.^[4]^[5]

"Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
"Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 25 October 2017.
Maritime Administration. "JAMES M. WAYNE". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
"SS James M. Wayne". Retrieved 4 November 2017.

History

United States
Name	James M. Wayne
Namesake	James M. Wayne
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Waterman Steamship Company
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1489
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$3,169,686^[1]
Yard number	105
Way number	1
Laid down	6 July 1942
Launched	13 March 1943
Completed	7 May 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KHQB ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 24 April 1948 Sold for scrapping, 21 February 1967
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 m³) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m³) (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