SS Art Young information

History
United States
Name	Art Young
Namesake	Art Young
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	A. L. Burbank & Co., Ltd.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2328
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$923,878
Yard number	69
Way number	2
Laid down	5 October 1944
Launched	13 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs.J.Philo Caldwell
Completed	22 November 1944
Identification	Call sign: KYUK; ;
Fate	Placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 30 December 1947; Placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Beaumont, Texas, 10 May 1952; Sold for scrapping, 31 January 1961, withdrawn from the fleet, 26 July 1961;
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 Art Young was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Art Young, an American cartoonist and writer from Illinois. Young is best known for his socialist cartoons in the left-wing magazine The Masses.^[3]

^ ^a ^b MARCOM.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
^ MARAD.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

[FOOTNOTEDavies200423-2] Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTEMARAD-3] MARAD.

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History

United States
Name	Art Young
Namesake	Art Young
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	A. L. Burbank & Co., Ltd.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2328
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$923,878^[1]
Yard number	69
Way number	2
Laid down	5 October 1944
Launched	13 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs.J.Philo Caldwell
Completed	22 November 1944
Identification	Call sign: KYUK ^[1]
Fate	Placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 30 December 1947 Placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Beaumont, Texas, 10 May 1952 Sold for scrapping, 31 January 1961, withdrawn from the fleet, 26 July 1961
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 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