General Data: USMC Design: USMC Hullnumber: Name of Ship:
EC2-S-C1 MCE-420 John James Audubon
Official Number or Navy Hull Call Signal: Flag: Homeport:
242.414 KHUJ US San Francisco, California
Yard Number Building Way or Basin: Name of Building- or Conversion Yard:
420 1 Permanente Metals Corp.Richmond Yard No.2,Richmond,Ca
Contract and Price Data: Type of Contract: Contract Price: Final Price: Difference between CP and FP:
$0,00  CP $1.000.000,00 $1.181.541,00  +18.15%
USMC Contract Number: Contract Date: Contract Delivery Date: Named
MCc-2215 01-16-42 01-19-43 05-21-42
Building Data: Laiddown/Start of Conversion: Launched: Delivered / Cancelled Sponsor:

08-28-42 12:00AM

10-08-42 12:00AM

10-19-42 12:00AM

Mrs.Mary Elizabeth Cornelison Wetzel (wife of Capt.Wetzel public works officer Mare Island NY)
Days on Way: Days on Dock: Days Total:
41 Days  11 Days  52 Days 
Owner: Operator:

A.H.Bull & Co.Inc.

Comment:
Builders trial completed on October 17th 1942, sea trials successfully completed in San Francisco Bay and in Pacific Ocean on October 19th 1942;
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