SS James Eagan Layne

Launching of the James Eagan Layne
History
United States
NameJames Eagan Layne
NamesakeJames Eagan Layne
OperatorUS Navigation Company, New York City
BuilderDelta Shipbuilding Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana
Yard number157
Laid down23 October 1944
Launched2 December 1944
Completed18 December 1944
FateSunk on 21 March 1945
General characteristics
Class & typeLiberty ship
Tonnage7,176 tons
Length422.8 ft
Beam57 ft
Draft27 ft 9.25 in
Propulsion
  • Two oil-fired boilers,
  • triple-expansion steam engine,
  • single screw, 2500 horsepower (1.9 MW)
Speed11 to 11.5 knots (20 to 21 km/h)
Crew69

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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