SS John E. McGowan

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Liberty ship
gptkbp:armament nan
gptkbp:beam 56 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:J.A._Jones_Construction
gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:built gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
gptkb:U.S._Maritime_Commission
1943
May 1943
gptkbp:capacity 10,800 deadweight tons
gptkbp:commissioned 1943
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:John_E._McGowan
gptkbp:crew Civilians and military personnel
gptkbp:crewSize 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:defeated nan
gptkbp:draft 28 feet
gptkbp:enginePower 2,500 horsepower
gptkbp:engineType Steam turbine
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1946
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped in 1970s
gptkbp:firstMatch gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:height 34 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:historicalRole Support_Allied_forces
gptkbp:historicalSignificance World_War_II_logistics
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS John E. McGowan
gptkbp:isEquippedWith gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:launchDate March 1943
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 441 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 441 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:notableEvent D-Day support
gptkbp:notableFeature Supply_missions_to_Europe
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:owner gptkb:U.S._government
gptkb:U.S._Maritime_Commission
Scrap dealer
gptkbp:passengerCapacity General cargo
10,800 tons
gptkbp:productionYears 1943-1946
gptkbp:propulsion Steam engine
gptkbp:registration gptkb:U.S._flag
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
3 years
Merchant Marine
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:SS_John_W._Brown
gptkbp:speed 11 knots
gptkbp:type Cargo ship
gptkbp:usedFor Transporting troops
gptkbp:usedIn Military operations
gptkbp:width 56 feet 2 inches