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USAT John L. McCarley

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Transport:
  • Laid down, 10 January 1945, as the Liberty Ship SS John L. McCarley as Maritime Commission hull type Z-EC2-S-C5 under Maritime Contract (MCE hull 2346) at J.A. Jones Construction Co., Panama City, FL.
  • Launched, 14 February 1945
  • Delivered, 27 February 1945 to the War Shipping Administration
  • Assigned to Alcoa Steam Ship Co Inc. under a General Agency Agreement, 27 February 1945
  • Assigned to U.S. Lines under a General Agency Agreement, 23 April 1946
  • Assigned to Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. as a bare bottom charter, 29 August 1946
  • Assigned to Dichman, Wright & Pugh under a General Agency Agreement, 19 December 1946
  • Assigned to United Fruit as a bare bottom charter, 27 January 1947
  • Converted to a Box Aircraft Transport
  • Assigned to the War Department, Transportation Corps, 18 September 1947
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission, 19 August 1949, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, AL.
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 1 May 1972 (PD-X-934) for $36,850.00, withdrawn, 13 July 1972
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,365 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 59'
    Draft 22'
    Speed 11 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Propulsion
    two 220 PSI boilers
    one three cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engine
    single 4 blade, 18' 6" propeller, 2,500shp
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    09620106    		 67k Especially designed for the transport of Tanks and Boxed Airplanes the Z-EC-S-C5 type had the same hull-form as the EC2-S-C1 type but with large hatches and heavier loading gear. Typical for this type is the arrangement of two pairs of kingposts each on the forecastle and poop contrary to the two single kingposts on the forecastle and one kingpost on the poop with the EC2-S-C1 basic design. All vessels remained under US Flag and Registry after WWII and were laid up.
    United States Maritime Commission 1936 thru 1950    		 John Spivey
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