SS_John_Barton_Payne Knowpia

History
United States
Name	John Barton Payne
Namesake	John Barton Payne
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Isthmian Steamship Co.
Ordered	as type (Z-EC2-S-C2) hull, MC hull 1535
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,862,684
Yard number	17
Way number	5
Laid down	11 August 1943
Launched	23 October 1943
Completed	30 November 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KYLV; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 21 November 1947; Sold for scrapping, 28 October 1971;
General characteristics
Class and type	type Z-EC2-S-C2, army tank transport
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;

Construction edit

John Barton Payne was laid down on 11 August 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1535, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 23 October 1943.^[3]^[1]

She was allocated to Isthmian Steamship Co., on 30 November 1943. On 21 November 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. On 28 October 1971, she was sold, along with 13 other ships, for $513,800, to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, to be scrapped. She was removed from the fleet on 22 February 1972.^[4]^[5]

"Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
Maritime Administration. "John Barton Payne". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
"SS John Barton Payne". Retrieved 12 December 2019.

History

United States
Name	John Barton Payne
Namesake	John Barton Payne
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Isthmian Steamship Co.
Ordered	as type (Z-EC2-S-C2) hull, MC hull 1535
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,862,684^[1]
Yard number	17
Way number	5
Laid down	11 August 1943
Launched	23 October 1943
Completed	30 November 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KYLV ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 21 November 1947 Sold for scrapping, 28 October 1971
General characteristics ^[2]
Class and type	type Z-EC2-S-C2, army tank transport
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