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SS John Morgan

World War II Liberty ship of the United States

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Liberty ship at sea.jpg
image_caption	A Liberty ship at sea
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	United States
flag
name	John Morgan
namesake	General John Tyler Morgan
builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland
yard_number	2128
way_number	12
laid_down	31 March 1943
launched	4 May 1943
completed	12 May 1943
fate	Sunk after collision, 1 June 1943
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class	Type EC2-S-C1 Liberty ship
displacement	14245 LT
length	*441 ft o/a
*{{Convert	417	ft	9	in	abbr	on}} p/p
*{{Convert	427	ft	abbr	on}} w/l
beam	57 ft
draft	27 ft
propulsion	*Two oil-fired boilers
*{{Convert	2500	hp	abbr	on}}
speed	11 kn
range	20000 nmi
capacity	10856 MT deadweight (DWT)
crew	81
armament	Stern-mounted 4 in deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns

417 ft p/p
427 ft w/l
Triple-expansion steam engine
2500 hp
Single screw '*SS *John Morgan''''' was a World War II Liberty ship built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at their Bethlehem-Fairfield yard at Baltimore, Maryland, and launched on 4 May 1943. She was operated by the Wessel Duval & Company for the war.

However, on 1 June 1943, during its maiden voyage John Morgan collided with the tanker off Cape Henry on the coast of Virginia. John Morgan broke in two and sank immediately at position , but started fires aboard Montana. , engaged in gunnery practice in Chesapeake Bay, was sent to investigate. She sent a party aboard Montana to assist in extinguishing the fires, but recalled them after discovering that Montana was also carrying ammunition. Soon afterwards and arrived, and circled the area looking for survivors, but recovered only 12 bodies.

The wreck

The ship lies in approximately 110 ft of water. It is largely broken up, but the bow and a structure known as the "hospital" are still recognizable. The ship was on the United States lend-lease program and was loaded with war supplies such as Valentine tanks, P-39s, and large amounts of ammunition.

References

Davies, James. (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships". ww2ships.com.
(2012). "Bethlehem Fairfield". shipbuildinghistory.com.
(2011). "Destroyer Photo Index Unidentified".
(2005). "John Morgan". uwex.us.

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