USS Antelope (IX-109)

USS Antelope
History
United States
Name	M. H. De Young (1942–1943) Antelope (1943–1946)
Namesake	M. H. de Young Antelope
Owner	R. A. Nicol & Company (1943) United States Navy (1943–1946) War Shipping Administration (1946)
Builder	Permanente Metals
Laid down	15 June 1943
Launched	6 July 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. George T. Cameron
Acquired	19 July 1943
Commissioned	4 October 1943
Out of service	3 May 1946
Stricken	21 May 1946
Identification	Callsign: NJCZ Hull number: IX-109
Honors and awards	See Awards
Fate	Scrapped, 1948
General characteristics [1]
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 m3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Armament	3 × single 3"/50 cal guns 8 × single Oerlikon 20 mm cannons

SS M. H. De Young was an American Liberty ship built in 1943 for service in World War II. She was later acquired by the United States Navy and renamed USS Antelope (IX-109). Her namesake was M. H. de Young, an American journalist and businessman from 1865 to 1925.