SS Negley D. Cochran

History
United States
Name	Negley D. Cochran
Namesake	Negley D. Cochran
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Smith & Johnson Co.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2492
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost	$1,065,039[2]
Yard number	56
Way number	2
Laid down	19 July 1944
Launched	29 August 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Abraham Hurwitz
Completed	10 September 1944
Identification	Call sign: KSSX [2]
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 6 February 1947
United States
Name	Negley D. Cochran
Owner	States Marine Corp.
Fate	Sold, 12 August 1947
Panama
Name	Global Trader
Owner	Global Transport, Ltd.
Fate	Sold, 1947
Norway
Name	Surna
Owner	Skibs A/S
Operator	Gorrissen & Co. (1947-1958) Torvald Klaveness Rederi A/S (1958-1959)
Fate	Sold, 1959
Liberia
Name	Maringa
Owner	Namdal Shipping & Trading Co.
Operator	Carl Aune & Cia
Fate	Sold, 1960
Brazil
Name	Maringa
Owner	Companhia Nav.e Comercio Pan-Americana
Fate	Sank off Brazil, 16 June 1969
General characteristics [3]
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m^3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m^3) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS Negley D. Cochran was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Negley D. Cochran, an American newspaper editor and owner of The Toledo Bee newspaper.

Construction

Negley D. Cochran was laid down on 19 July 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2492, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Abraham Hurwitz, the wife of the editor of the Jacksonville Journal, and was launched on 29 August 1944.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to the Smith & Johnson Co., on 10 September 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 6 February 1946, to States Marine Corp., for $558,923.86. After several owner and name changes, on 16 June 1969, named Maringa, she sank off of Brazil at 11°30′S 37°15′W.[4][5]

References

1. St. John's River SBC 2010.
2. MARCOM.
3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
4. MARAD.
5. Wrecksite.

Bibliography

• "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
• Maritime Administration. "Negley D. Cochran". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
• "SS Negley D. Cochran". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
• "Negley D. Cochran USS (1944~1947) Maringa SS (+1969)". 3 November 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2020.