SS J. H. Drummond was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James Hubert Drummond, the former mayor of St. Andrews, Florida, now part of Panama City, Florida.[3]

History
United States
NameJ. H. Drummond
NamesakeJames Hubert Drummond
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorAmerican Export Lines, Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2309
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$1,017,951[1]
Yard number50
Way number3
Laid down19 May 1944
Launched22 June 1944
Sponsored byGrace Edith Drummond
Completed15 July 1944
Identification
Fate
Netherlands
NameHugo de Groot
NamesakeHugo de Groot
OwnerNetherlands
OperatorNederland N.V. Stoomv. Maats, Amsterdam (1947–1950)
Acquired27 November 1946
FateSold, 1950
Netherlands
NameAmstelpark
NamesakeAmstelpark
OwnerAmsterdam N.V. Reederij, Amsterdam
Acquired1950
FateSold, 1960
Liberia Panama
NameSevern River
NamesakeRiver Severn
OwnerInternational Navigation Corp.
OperatorWm. H. Muller, London
Acquired1960
FateSold, 1965
NotesReflagged for Panama, 1961
Panama
NameAngelic
OwnerCia. Eleosa Nav
OperatorKronos Shipping Co., London
Acquired1950
Fate
General characteristics [2]
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
Speed11.5 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
Armament

Construction

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J. H. Drummond was laid down on 25 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2309, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was sponsored by Grace Edith Drummond, the widow of the namesake, and launched on 30 June 1944.[4][1][5][3]

History

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She was allocated to American Export Lines, Inc., on 20 July 1944. On 23 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Hudson River Group. On 25 July 1947, she was sold to the Netherlands, for commercial use. She was renamed Hugo de Groot and sailed under a Dutch flag until 1960, when she was sold to International Navigation Corp., and reflagged for Liberia, and renamed Severn River. On 25 July 1966, after having been sold to Cia Eleosa Nav., and reflagged for Panama, and renamed Angelic, she ran aground off Nojima Saki, Chiba, Japan, in fog. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss (CTL) and later scrapped at Yokosuka, Japan. [6][7]

References

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Bibliography

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  • "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "J. H. Drummond". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  • "SS J. H. Drummond". Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  • Womack, Marlene (13 April 2013). "OUT OF THE PAST: Bay, Washington counties split". Panama City News Herald. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  • "He Put Panama City On the Gulf". Wainwright Liberator. Vol. 2, no. 50. 1 July 1944. Retrieved 23 December 2017.