General Data: USMC Design: USMC Hullnumber: Name of Ship:
EC2-S-C1 MCE-311 John Mitchell
Official Number or Navy Hull Call Signal: Flag: Homeport:
242.209 KHJL US Baltimore, Maryland
Yard Number Building Way or Basin: Name of Building- or Conversion Yard:
2061 12 Bethlehem-Fairfield SY's Inc.,Baltimore,Md
Contract and Price Data: Type of Contract: Contract Price: Final Price: Difference between CP and FP:
$0,00  CP $960.000,00 $1.056.991,00  +10.1%
USMC Contract Number: Contract Date: Contract Delivery Date: Named
MCc-7798 05-01-41 04-05-43
Building Data: Laiddown/Start of Conversion: Launched: Delivered / Cancelled Sponsor:

07-28-42 12:00AM

09-07-42 11:00AM

09-19-42 12:00AM

Mrs.John Grefn (wife president of IUMSWA)
Days on Way: Days on Dock: Days Total:
41 Days 11 Hours  11 Days 13 Hours  53 Days 
Owner: Operator:

States Marine Corp.

Comment:
Originally laiddown as "Benjamin Hawkins" named 02-24-42; renamed to "John W.Brown" on 08-26-42; all trials successfully completed in Chesapeake Bay on 09-15-42;
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