For other ships with the same name, see John Barry (ship).
History
United States
Name
John Barry
Namesake
Commodore John Barry
Builder
Kaiser Shipyards, Portland, Oregon
Yard number
174
Way number
4
Laid down
11 July 1941
Launched
23 November 1941
Completed
17 February 1942
Fate
Torpedoed and sunk in the Arabian Sea, 1944
General characteristics
Class and type
Type EC2-S-C1 Liberty ship
Displacement
14,245 long tons (14,474 t)[1]
Length
441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) o/a
417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) p/p
427 ft (130 m) w/l[1]
Beam
57 ft (17 m)[1]
Draft
27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)[1]
Propulsion
Two oil-fired boilers
Triple-expansion steam engine
2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Single screw
Speed
11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)[1]
Range
20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
Capacity
10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)[1]
Crew
81[1]
Armament
Stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns
SS John Barry was a 7,200-ton American Liberty ship in World War II. The ship was built at one of the Kaiser Shipyards in Portland, Oregon, and launched on 23 November 1941. Operated by Lykes Brothers Steamship Company under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. [2] The John Barry was torpedoed and sunk in the Arabian Sea at position 15°06′N55°11′E / 15.10°N 55.18°E / 15.10; 55.18 in 1944.[3]
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^"Kaiser Shipyards Liberty Ships". shipbuildinghistory.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
^"John Barry". uboat.net. 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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