List of Liberty ships (Ja–Je)

The standard Liberty ship (EC-2-S-C1 type) was a cargo ship long overall, with a beam of . It had a depth of and a draft of . It was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine produced 2,500ihp at 76rpm. Driving a four-blade propeller in diameter, could propel the ship at . Cargo was carried in five holds, numbered 1–5 from bow to stern. Grain capacity was , , , and , with a further in the deep tanks. Bale capacity was , , , and , with a further in the deep tanks. It carried a crew of 45, plus 36 United States Navy Armed Guard gunners. Later in the war, this was altered to a crew of 52, plus 29 gunners. Accommodation was in a three deck superstructure placed midships. The galley was equipped with a range, a stock kettle and other appliances. Messrooms were equipped with an electric hot plate and an electric toaster. ==Jack London==

was built by Marinship Corporation, Sausalito, California. Her keel was laid on 16 June 1943. She was launched on 16 July and delivered on 14 August. Built for the War Shipping Administration (WSA), she was operated under the management of Pacific-Atlantic Steamship Corp. Sold in 1947 to Constantine Konialidis, Montevideo, Uruguay and renamed Christostomis. Re-registered to Honduras. Sold in 1948 to Eastern Seafaring & Trading Co., Panama and renamed Nora. Operated under the management of D. J. Negroponte. Sold in 1958 to Mediterranean West Line, Palermo, Sicily, Italy and renamed Bellatrix. Sold in 1965 to Fratelli d'Amico, Rome, Italy. She was scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in April 1968. ==Jack Singer==

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California. Her keel was laid on 27 November 1943. She was launched on 23 December and delivered on 9 January 1944. Torpedoed and damaged by Japanese aircraft at Naha, Japan on 10 August 1945 and was beached. Subsequently refloated, she was drive ashore in a typhoon at Naha on 9 October 1945 and was abandoned as a constructive total loss. She was reported to have been scrapped by China Merchants & Engineers Inc., China. ==Jacob A. Westervelt==

was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 24 June 1944. She was launched on 2 August and delivered on 15 August. Built for the WSA, she was laid up at Mobile, Alabama post-war. She was scrapped at Panama City, Florida in December 1972. ==Jacob Chandler Harper==

was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 30 October 1944. She was launched on 4 December and delivered on 14 December. She was scrapped at Santander, Spain in April 1970. ==Jacob H. Gallingher==

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine. Her keel was laid on 4 May 1943. She was launched on 23 June and delivered on 9 July. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Coastwise Transport Corp. To the French Government in 1946 and renamed Cernay. Operated under the management of Chargeurs Réunis. Management transferred to Fabre Line in 1955. Sold in 1960 to Leftric Corp. and renamed Leftric. Re-registered to Liberia and operated under the management of Wigham, Richardson & Co. Ran aground at Mormugao, India on 1 July 1967. She was refloated but drifted into a breakwater, broke in two, and sank. Sold to Bombay shipbreakers, she was scrapped in situ in May 1969. ==Jacob H. Schiff==

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland. Her keel was laid on 17 October 1943. She was launched as Jacob H. Schiff on 14 November and delivered as Samburgh on 22 November. To the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) under Lend-Lease, she was operated under the management of Andrew Weir & Co. Sold in 1947 to Bank Line and renamed Tielbank, remaining under her previous managers. Sold in 1960 to Febo Amedeo Bertorella Società, Genoa, Italy and renamed Giacomo. She was driven from her moorings in the Elbe on 16 February 1962 and collided with the Soviet cargo ship , which also broke from her moorings. Sold in 1962 to Seatide Shipping Corp., Lugano, Switzerland and renamed Sorrelhorse. Re-registered to Liberia. Re-registered to Panama in 1966. She was scrapped at Split, Yugoslavia in April 1969. ==Jacob Perkins==

was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 20 December 1943. She was launched on 13 February 1944 and delivered on 25 February. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Isthmian Steamship Company. To the United States War Department in 1946, loaned to the Chinese Government. Renamed Hai Tee later that year and placed under the management of China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, Shanghai. Sold to her managers in 1947. Sold in 1963 to Sincere Navigation Corp., Taipei, Taiwan and renamed Sincere Carrier. Sold in 1964 to Confidence Maritime Industries, Panama and renamed Kondor. Re-registered to Liberia and operated under the management of Oak Steamship Co. She ran aground at Onahama, Japan on 17 July 1966 whilst on a voyage from Kaohsiung, Taiwan to Onahama and was severely damaged. She was refloated and towed to Hakodate. She was scrapped at Hirao, Japan in September 1966. ==Jacob Riis==

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 10 June 1943. She was launched as Jacob Riis on 3 July and delivered as Samholt on 17 July. To the MoWT under Lend-Lease, she was operated under the management of Cunard White Star Line. To the United States Maritime Commission in 1958, she was laid up in the James River. She was scrapped at Baltimore in October 1959. ==Jacob Sloat Fassett==

was built by Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation, Savannah, Georgia. Her keel was laid on 12 April 1944. She was launched on 31 May and delivered on 21 June. She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in March 1965. ==Jacob S. Mansfield==

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 9 May 1943. She was launched on 31 May and delivered on 14 June. Laid up at Mobile post-war, She struck the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, St. Petersburg, Florida on 31 August 1970 whilst under tow to the shipbreakers. She was scrapped at Tampa, Florida in November 1970. ==Jacob Thompson==

was a tanker built by Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana. Her keel was laid on 7 June 1943. She was launched on 5 August and delivered on 8 October. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Marine Transport Lines. Sold in 1948 to Southeastern Tankers Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, then sold later that year to Southeastern Oil Inc., Jacksonville, Florida. Sold in 1950 to Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico City, Mexico and renamed Atzcapotzalco. She was scrapped at Minatitlán, Mexico in 1968. ==Jacques Cartier==

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 6 March 1943. She was launched on 2 April and delivered on 16 April. She was scrapped at Baltimore in April 1962. ==Jacques Laramie==

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California. Her keel was laid on 12 February 1943. She was launched on 12 March and delivered on 23 March. Built for the WSA, she was laid up at Beaumont, Texas post-war. She was scrapped at Brownsville, Texas in March 1972. ==Jacques Phillippe Villere==

was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 5 February 1944. She was launched on 21 March and delivered on 21 April. Completed as Basilan for the United States Navy by Waterman Steamship Company at Mobile. Laid up in reserve in April 1946. Returned to USMC in May 1947 and laid up in Suisun Bay. She was sold to shipbreakers in Portland, Oregon in June 1972. ==Jagger Seam==

was a collier built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 15 September 1944. She was launched on 18 December and delivered on 12 March 1945. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Eastern Gas & Fuel Association, Boston, Massachusetts. Sold to her managers in 1946. Sold in 1947 to Mystic Steamship Division and renamed Boston. Operated under the management of her previous owner. Sold in 1961 to Massachusetts Trustees of Eastern Gas & Fuel Association. Sold in 1963 to Mystic Steamship Corporation, Boston. Sold in 1968 to Linwood Shipping Co., Boston. She was scrapped at Kaohsiung in August 1968. ==James A. Bayard==

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 8 April 1943. She was launched on 10 May and delivered on 27 May. She was scrapped at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April 1963. ==James A. Butts==

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 14 December 1944. She was launched on 3 February 1945 and delivered on 17 February. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Calmar Steamship Company. Management transferred to States Marine Corp. in 1946. Sold in 1947 to States Marine Corp. of Delaware and renamed Lone Star State, remaining under her previous management. Sold in 1955 to Ace Steamship Corp. and renamed Anniston. Operated under the management of Overseas Navigation Corp. Sold in 1957 to Caldwell Navigation Corp. and renamed Caldwell. Re-registered to Liberia, remaining under the same management. Sold later that year to Ridgefield Navigation Corp. and renamed Ridgefield. Operated under the management of Seaways Shipping Corp. Management transferred to Marine Transport Lines in 1951. Ran aground on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands () on 18 December 1962. She later broke in two and was a total loss. ==James A. Drain==

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 20 March 1944. She was launched on 8 April and delivered on 17 April. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Interocean Steamship Corp. Management transferred to Olympic Steamship Co., Seattle, Washington in 1946. Sold to her managers in 1947 and renamed Olympic Pioneer. Sold in 1962 to Cargo & Tankers Inc., New York and renamed Wildcat. Returned to the American Government in 1963 and laid up in the James River. She was scrapped at Burriana, Spain in June 1972. ==James A. Farrell==

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 11 June 1943. She was launched on 12 July and delivered on 23 July. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American South African Line. Torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel south of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom () by on 29 June 1944 whilst on a voyage from Southampton, United Kingdom to Omaha Beach, France. She was towed to Spithead and then beached at Netley on 1 July. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in situ in October 1944. ==James A. Wetmore==