SS Michael James Monohan

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History
United States
NameMichael James Monohan
Namesake
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2335
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[2]
Cost$1,251,002[1]
Yard number76
Way number3
Laid down22 November 1944
Launched4 January 1945
Sponsored byMrs. W.P. Cornelius
Completed17 January 1945
Identification
FateTransferred to the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 22 October 1947
Status
  • Transferred to US Navy, 17 March 1967, removed from fleet, 14 April 1967
  • Scuttled, May 1970
General characteristics [3]
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
  • 1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
  • 1 × screw propeller
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS Michael James Monohan was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after , a Merchant marine killed when U-123 torpedoed SS Gulfamerica, 5 mi (8.0 km) off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, 11 April 1943.[4]

Construction[]

Michael James Monohan was laid down on 22 November 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2335, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. W.P. Cornelius, the wife of Colonel W.P. Cornelius, US Army, she was launched on 4 January 1945.[2][1]

History[]

She was allocated to , on 17 January 1945. After a number of contracts, on 22 October 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina. On 14 April 1967, she was transferred to the US Navy for use as a Disposal Ship. She was scuttled with obsolete rocket motors off the coast of Virginia.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c MARCOM.
  2. ^ a b J.A. Panama City 2010.
  3. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. ^ Armed-Guard.
  5. ^ MARAD.
  6. ^ Wrecksite.

Bibliography[]

  • "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  • Maritime Administration. "Michael James Monohan". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  • "SS Michael James Monohan". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  • "SS Michael James Monohan". www.Wrecksite.eu. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  • "THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE NAMES". Armed-guard.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.


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