SS James W. Cannon

History
United States
Name	James W. Cannon
Namesake	James William Cannon
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2366
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,030,096
Yard number	151
Way number	5
Laid down	25 May 1944
Launched	12 July 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Charles A. Cannon
Completed	26 July 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WRFV; ;
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 12 January 1951
United States
Name	Transoceanic
Operator	Pan Cargo Shipping Corporation
Acquired	19 January 1951
Renamed	National Mariner
Fate	Sold to National Shipping & Trading Corp., 7 August 1961
Greece
Operator	John Theodoracopoulos
Acquired	6 September 1961
Fate	Scrapped, 1963
General characteristics
Class & type	Liberty ship; type EC2-S-C1, standard;
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT; 7,176 GRT;
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light); 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max);
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa; 416 feet (127 m) pp; 427 feet (130 m) lwl;
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio); 1 × screw propeller;
Speed	11.5 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	38–62 USMM; 21–40 USNAG;
Armament	Varied by ship; Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun; Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun; 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

SS James W. Cannon was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James William Cannon, the founder of Cannon Mills Corporation.

History

United States
Name	James W. Cannon
Namesake	James William Cannon
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2366
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,030,096
Yard number	151
Way number	5
Laid down	25 May 1944
Launched	12 July 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Charles A. Cannon
Completed	26 July 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WRFV
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 12 January 1951
United States
Name	Transoceanic
Operator	Pan Cargo Shipping Corporation
Acquired	19 January 1951
Renamed	National Mariner
Fate	Sold to National Shipping & Trading Corp., 7 August 1961
Greece
Operator	John Theodoracopoulos
Acquired	6 September 1961
Fate	Scrapped, 1963
General characteristics
Class & type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 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	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns