SS James Eagan Layne
Liberty ship sunk off Cornwall, now a dive site / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SS James Eagan Layne was a liberty ship. She was beached and sunk during the Second World War off Whitsand Bay, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
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Launching of the James Eagan Layne | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | James Eagan Layne |
Namesake | James Eagan Layne |
Operator | US Navigation Company, New York City |
Builder | Delta Shipbuilding Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Yard number | 157 |
Laid down | 23 October 1944 |
Launched | 2 December 1944 |
Completed | 18 December 1944 |
Fate | Sunk on 21 March 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Liberty ship |
Tonnage | 7,176 tons |
Length | 422.8 ft |
Beam | 57 ft |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 11 to 11.5 knots (20 to 21 km/h) |
Crew | 69 |
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