SS ''John Barton Payne'' was a
Liberty ship built in the
United States during
World War II. She was named after
John Barton Payne, the
counsel
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for the
Emergency Fleet Corporation during
World War I, Chairman of the
U.S. Shipping Board
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from 1919 until February 1920, and the
United States Secretary of the Interior under
Woodrow Wilson.
Construction
''John Barton Payne'' was laid down on 11 August 1943, under a
Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1535, by
J.A. Jones Construction,
Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 23 October 1943.
History
She was allocated to
Isthmian Steamship Co., on 30 November 1943. On 21 November 1947, she was laid up in the
National Defense Reserve Fleet, in
Mobile, Alabama
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. On 28 October 1971, she was sold, along with 13 other ships, for $513,800, to
Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, to be scrapped. She was removed from the fleet on 22 February 1972.
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Liberty ships
Ships built in Panama City, Florida
1943 ships
Mobile Reserve Fleet