SS John Sergeant information

History
United States
Name	John Sergeant
Namesake	John Sergeant
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Marine Transport Lines, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 63
Awarded	14 March 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost	$1,075,184
Yard number	2050
Way number	2
Laid down	6 July 1942
Launched	21 August 1942
Completed	5 September 1942
Refit	converted to EC2-G-8f, 26 September 1956
Identification	Call sign: KGKG; ;
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 23 July 1948; Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 7 October 1949; Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 18 July 1952; Withdrawn from fleet for conversion, 14 September 1955; Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service, 26 September 1956;
United States
Name	John Sergeant
Owner	Military Sea Transportation Service
Operator	United States Lines Co.
Cost	$2,450,000 (refit cost)
In service	26 September 1956
Out of service	11 September 1959
Fate	Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 11 September 1959 Sold for scrapping, 28 March 1972, withdrawn from fleet, 20 April 1972
General characteristics ; ;
Class and type	Liberty ship; type EC2-S-C1, standard;
Type	EC2-G-8f (1955-) (refit)
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 ft 6 in (134.57 m) oa; 467 ft 3 in (142.42 m) oa (refit);
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) (removed in refit); 2,500 hp (1,900 kW); gas generators (refit); Gas turbine; 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) (refit);
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp, Harrison, New Jersey) (removed in refit); 1 × Geared reduction drive (refit); 1 × screw propeller;
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph); 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) (refit trial);
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;
Notes	New cargo handling gear installed during refit

SS John Sergeant was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John Sergeant, an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives. He was the National Republican Party's vice presidential nominee in the 1832 presidential election, serving on a ticket with Senator Henry Clay.

^ ^a ^b MARCOM.
^ Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2008.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
^ USMA.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

[FOOTNOTEBethlehem-Fairfield_Shipyards2008-2] Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2008.

[FOOTNOTEDavies200423-3] Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTEUSMA-4] USMA.

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History

United States
Name	John Sergeant
Namesake	John Sergeant
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Marine Transport Lines, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 63
Awarded	14 March 1941
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland^[2]
Cost	$1,075,184^[1]
Yard number	2050
Way number	2
Laid down	6 July 1942
Launched	21 August 1942
Completed	5 September 1942
Refit	converted to EC2-G-8f, 26 September 1956
Identification	Call sign: KGKG ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 23 July 1948 Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 7 October 1949 Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 18 July 1952 Withdrawn from fleet for conversion, 14 September 1955 Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service, 26 September 1956
United States
Name	John Sergeant
Owner	Military Sea Transportation Service
Operator	United States Lines Co.
Cost	$2,450,000 (refit cost)
In service	26 September 1956
Out of service	11 September 1959
Fate	Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 11 September 1959 Sold for scrapping, 28 March 1972, withdrawn from fleet, 20 April 1972
General characteristics ^[3] ^[4]
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Type	EC2-G-8f (1955-) (refit)
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 ft 6 in (134.57 m) oa 467 ft 3 in (142.42 m) oa (refit)
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) (removed in refit) 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) gas generators (refit) Gas turbine 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) (refit)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp, Harrison, New Jersey) (removed in refit) 1 × Geared reduction drive (refit) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) (refit trial)
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
Notes	New cargo handling gear installed during refit