SS John Gallup

SS John Gallup was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after John Gallup, an early settler and militia captain in Southeastern Connecticut, he was killed in battle during King Philip's War, in 1675.

Construction

John Gallup was laid down on 27 January 1943, under a Maritime Commission contract, MCE hull 951, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. Bruce Gallup, and launched on 3 March 1943.

History

She was allocated to the Smith & Johnson Inc., on 18 March 1943.
On 11 February 1948, she was first laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, in Lee Hall, Virginia. On 22 April 1952, she was laid up in the Wilmington Reserve Fleet, in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 8 July 1963, she was sold for $45,116.32, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., to be scrapped. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 23 July 1963.