SS Quistconck

	The launch of Quistconck, 5 August 1918
History
Name	Red Jacket (1918); Quistconck (1918–41); Empire Falcon (1941–46); Barnby (1946–52); Mariandrea (1952–53);
Owner	United States Shipping Board (1918–33); Lykes Brothers - Ripley Steamship Co Inc (1933–41); Ministry of War Transport (1941–45); Ministry of Transport (1945–46); Rowland & Marwoods Steamship Co Ltd (1946–52); Societa de Navigazione Maliveras SA (1952–53);
Operator	United States Shipping Board (1918–33); Lykes Brothers - Ripley Steamship Co Inc (1933–37); Lykes Coastwise Lines Inc (1933–41); Headlam & Son Ltd (1941–46); Rowland & Marwoods Steamship Co Ltd (1946–52); Societa de Navigazione Maliveras SA (1952–53);
Port of registry	Philadelphia, PA, USA (1918–33); New Orleans, LA, USA (1933–41); London, UK (1941–52); Panama City, Panama (1952–53);
Builder	American International Shipbuilding Corp.
Yard number	1
Way number	1
Laid down	18 February 1918
Launched	5 August 1918
Christened	5 August 1918
Completed	November 1918
Out of service	March 1953
Identification	United States Official Number 217144 (1918–41); United Kingdom Official Number 168079 (1941–52); Code Letters LNMB (1918–34); ; Code Letters WREI (1934–41); ; Code Letters GNCN (1941–52); ;
Fate	Scrapped
Notes	First Hog Islander built
General characteristics
Class and type	Design 1022 Hog Islander
Tonnage	5,144 GRT; 3,072 NRT; 7,500 DWT;
Length	390 ft 0 in (118.87 m)
Beam	54 ft 2 in (16.51 m)
Draught	24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)
Depth	27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Installed power	600 nhp
Propulsion	Steam turbine, double reduction geared, single screw propeller
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Armament	1 × 4-inch or 4.7 inch gun, 6 x machine guns, kites (1942); 1 × 4-inch or 4.7-inch gun, 1 x Bofors gun, 6 x machine guns (1944); 1 × 4-inch or 4.7-inch gun, 1 x Bofors gun, 4 x machine guns (1945);

Quistconck was a 5,144 GRT Design 1022 Hog Islander that was laid down as Red Jacket in 1918 by the Stone & Webster subsidiary American International Shipbuilding Corp., Hog Island, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). Launched as Quistconck, she was sold to Lykes Brothers - Ripley Steamship Co Inc in 1933. In 1941, she was passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Falcon. She was sold into merchant service in 1946 and renamed Barnby. A sale to a Panamanian company saw her renamed Mariandrea. She served until 1953, when she was scrapped.

History
The launch of Quistconck, 5 August 1918
Name	Red Jacket (1918) Quistconck (1918–41) Empire Falcon (1941–46) Barnby (1946–52) Mariandrea (1952–53)
Owner	United States Shipping Board (1918–33) Lykes Brothers - Ripley Steamship Co Inc (1933–41) Ministry of War Transport (1941–45) Ministry of Transport (1945–46) Rowland & Marwoods Steamship Co Ltd (1946–52) Societa de Navigazione Maliveras SA (1952–53)
Operator	United States Shipping Board (1918–33) Lykes Brothers - Ripley Steamship Co Inc (1933–37) Lykes Coastwise Lines Inc (1933–41) Headlam & Son Ltd (1941–46) Rowland & Marwoods Steamship Co Ltd (1946–52) Societa de Navigazione Maliveras SA (1952–53)
Port of registry	Philadelphia, PA, USA (1918–33) New Orleans, LA, USA (1933–41) London, UK (1941–52) Panama City, Panama (1952–53)
Builder	American International Shipbuilding Corp.
Yard number	1
Way number	1
Laid down	18 February 1918
Launched	5 August 1918
Christened	5 August 1918
Completed	November 1918
Out of service	March 1953
Identification	United States Official Number 217144 (1918–41) United Kingdom Official Number 168079 (1941–52) Code Letters LNMB (1918–34) Code Letters WREI (1934–41) Code Letters GNCN (1941–52)
Fate	Scrapped
Notes	First Hog Islander built
General characteristics
Class and type	Design 1022 Hog Islander
Tonnage	5,144 GRT 3,072 NRT 7,500 DWT
Length	390 ft 0 in (118.87 m)
Beam	54 ft 2 in (16.51 m)
Draught	24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)
Depth	27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Installed power	600 nhp
Propulsion	Steam turbine, double reduction geared, single screw propeller
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Armament	1 × 4-inch or 4.7 inch gun, 6 x machine guns, kites (1942) 1 × 4-inch or 4.7-inch gun, 1 x Bofors gun, 6 x machine guns (1944) 1 × 4-inch or 4.7-inch gun, 1 x Bofors gun, 4 x machine guns (1945)