SS Johan Printz information

History
United States
Name	Johan Printz
Namesake	Johan Printz
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2375
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,026,749
Yard number	160
Way number	2
Laid down	7 August 1944
Launched	18 September 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Glenn Fite
Completed	29 September 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KSMZ; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 24 October 1947; Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia, 25 March 1958; Sold for scrapping, 10 July 1970;
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 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 Johan Printz was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Johan Printz, the governor from 1643 until 1653, of the Swedish colony of New Sweden, in North America.

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

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

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

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History

United States
Name	Johan Printz
Namesake	Johan Printz
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2375
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,026,749^[1]
Yard number	160
Way number	2
Laid down	7 August 1944
Launched	18 September 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Glenn Fite
Completed	29 September 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KSMZ ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 24 October 1947 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia, 25 March 1958 Sold for scrapping, 10 July 1970
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 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