SS John Owen (MC contract 1970) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II.

The ship was laid down by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in their Cape Fear River yard on April 15, 1943, and launched on May 10, 1943.

[1] Owen was chartered to the William J. Rountree Company most of World War II.

On March 10, 1944, somewhere in the vicinity of Midway, SS John Owen's master, Robert Ogg, "drowned accidentally at sea.

"[4] A certified master, A. H. Hammet, was sent to Midway to take command of the ship.