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SS ''John Burke'' (MC hull number 609) was an American Liberty Ship built during World War II, one of the 2,710 type 'EC2-S-C1' ships that carried all kinds and types of dry cargo during the war. The ship was named for John Burke (February 25, 1859 – May 14, 1937), the 10th Governor of North Dakota. ''Burke'' was built at Kaiser Shipbuilding Company's Oregon Shipbuilding yard in Portland, Oregon. ''Burke's'' keel was laid November 20, 1942〔 and the hull was launched on December 13.〔 After fitting-out, ''Burke'' was delivered to the US Navy December 23,〔 just 33 days after construction began. The Navy placed ''Burke'' under charter to Northland Transportation Company in early 1944.〔 On December 28, 1944, while transporting ammunition to Mindoro, Philippines, ''Burke'' was hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft, and disintegrated in a tremendous explosion.〔Cressman, pp 597-599〕 ''John Burke'' was one of three Liberty Ships and one of forty-seven ships sunk by kamikaze attack during World War II. ==Construction and design== ''John Burke'' was powered by two oil-fired boilers and a single vertical type, triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine. The machinery space (dark blue in the picture) was located at the middle of the ship (see the color-coded image at the left). The single propeller was driven through a long propeller shaft that ran through a tunnel (lower green area in the picture) under the aft cargo holds. The propeller rotated at 76 rpm, giving a speed of about .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Liberty ship engineroom )〕 There were two decks running the full length of the ship, with seven watertight bulkheads dividing the machinery space and five cargo holds (light blue in the picture), three ahead of the machinery space and two aft. Crew accommodations were provided in a large three-deck structure located in the middle of the ship (medium blue in the picture) directly above the machinery space, and in a small structure (medium blue in the picture) located at the stern. The bridge, radio room and Captain's quarters were located on the top deck (yellow in the picture) of the three-deck structure. The fuel for the boiler was carried in several tanks (red in the picture) located throughout the ship. Ship's storage (light green in the picture) was located at the bow and above the machinery space. Gun crew quarters and the ship's hospital were located in the stern structure. When the ship was armed, the gun 'tubs' (white in the picture) were located at the bow, stern and above the bridge. These could be any mixture of , , , , and/or guns. The ship's steering was by a contrabalanced rudder (black, at left in the picture), with its associated steering gear located in a compartment (green in the picture) above the rudder and below the aft structure. Steam-powered generators provided electric power for radios, navigation equipment, refrigeration compressors, pumps, lighting, and degaussing. An evaporator produced fresh water for the boilers and for the crew. Large hatches above the cargo holds allowed steam winches and booms rigged to three centerline masts to quickly load or unload cargo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS John Burke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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