SS James M. Wayne was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James M. Wayne, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and a United States representative from Georgia.

History
United States
NameJames M. Wayne
NamesakeJames M. Wayne
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorWaterman Steamship Company
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1489
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$3,169,686[1]
Yard number105
Way number1
Laid down6 July 1942
Launched13 March 1943
Completed7 May 1943
Identification
Fate
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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
Armament

Construction

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James M. Wayne was laid down on 6 July 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1489, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia, and launched on 13 March 1943.[3]

History

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She was allocated to the Waterman Steamship Company on 7 May 1943. On 19 September 1944, she collided with the Liberty ship Christopher S. Flanagan near Cardiff, Wales. She was repaired in Cardiff, and left on 30 September 1944. On 24 April 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 21 February 1967, she was sold to Union Minerals & Alloys for $48,259, and scrapped.[4][5]

References

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Bibliography

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  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "JAMES M. WAYNE". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  • "SS James M. Wayne". Retrieved 4 November 2017.