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| Name | John Henry |
| Namesake | John Henry |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Eastern Steamship Co. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MCE hull 45 |
| Awarded | 14 March 1941 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland[1] |
| Cost | $1,052,507[2] |
| Yard number | 2032 |
| Way number | 13 |
| Laid down | 14 April 1942 |
| Launched | 18 June 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. F.D. Purse |
| Completed | 6 July 1942 |
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| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SSJohn Henry was aLiberty ship built in theUnited States duringWorld War II. She was named afterJohn Henry, theeighth Governor of Maryland and member of theUnited States Senate.
John Henry was laid down on 14 April 1942, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 45, by theBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. F.D. Purse, the wife of the MARCOM district marine surveyor of Baltimore, and was launched on 18 June 1942.[1][2]
John Henry was allocated toEastern Steamship Co., on 6 July 1942. On 29 September 1947, she was laid up in theJames River Reserve Fleet,Lee Hall, Virginia. On 23 May 1954, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1954", she returned loaded on 30 May 1954. On 24 June 1960,John Henry was withdrawn to be unload, she returned empty on 11 July 1960. On 27 October 1960, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1960", she returned loaded on 9 November 1960. On 22 April 1963,John Henry was withdrawn to be unload, she returned empty on 2 May 1963. She was sold for scrapping on 12 September 1972, toIsaac Varela, for $80,007. She was removed from the fleet, 6 November 1972.[4]
