JAMES EAGAN LAYNE


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Year Built
1944
Official Number
247006
Shipyard
Delta Ship Building Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
417.75 feet
Beam
56.90 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
14245.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
14245.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
3400.00 tons
Fate
Sold - No Further Info

Historical Narrative



This Liberty ship was named for James Eagan Layne (1903-1943). James Eagan Layne was the Second Assistant Engineer on the SS Esso Baton Rouge. Layne was killed when the ship was sunk by the German U-boat U-123 on April 8, 1942.

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