SS John Stagg

The side-launch of SS John Stagg, 7 July 1943
History
United States
Name
  • John Stagg (1943-50)
  • Takoil (1950-54)
  • National Servant (1954-61)
  • Yianna (1961-68)
NamesakeJohn Stagg
Owner
  • United States War Shipping Administration, New Orleans (1943-48)
  • Philadelphia Marine Corporation, Dover, DE (1948-50)
  • Panoil Transport Corporation, New York (1950-51)
  • National Shipping & Trading Corporation, New York (1951-54)
  • Takivapor Compagnia Navigazione, Liberia (1954-61)
  • Hellenic Shipping & Industries Co, Greece (1961-68)
Operatorowner operated except:- Bernuth-Lembcke Company, New York (1943-48)
Port of registry
  • United States New Orleans (1943-54)
  • Liberia Liberia (1954-61)
  • Greece Greece (1961-63)
  • Liberia Liberia (1963-68)
BuilderDelta Steamship Company, New Orleans
Yard number1737
Laid down18 May 1943
Launched7 July 1943
Completed4 September 1943
Identification
  • US Official Number 243900 (1943-54)
  • Code letters KXKJ (1943- )
FateScrapped 1968
General characteristics
Class and typeZ-ET1-S-C3 Liberty ship
Tonnage
  • 6,129 GRT (1943-55)
  • 7,267 GRT (1955-56)
  • 8,513 GRT (1956-68)
Length
  • 422 ft 8 in (128.83 m) (1943-55)
  • 492 ft 9 in (150.19 m) (1955-68)
Beam57 ft (17.37 m)
Draft30 ft (9.14 m)
Propulsion1 x triple expansion steam engine (American Shipbuilding Co, Cleveland, Ohio)
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)

SS John Stagg was a tanker-type (Z-ET1-S-C3) Liberty ship built at the Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, during World War II. She was named after John Stagg (1864–1915), who was President of Alabama Presbyterian College for Men.