SS George E. Waldo
SS George E. Waldo was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after George E. Waldo, a US Representative from New York.
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United States | |
Name: | George E. Waldo |
Namesake: | George E. Waldo |
Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator: | Shepard Steamship Corp. |
Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2501 |
Awarded: | 23 April 1943 |
Builder: | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1] |
Cost: | $982,429[2] |
Yard number: | 65 |
Way number: | 5 |
Laid down: | 18 September 1944 |
Launched: | 23 October 1944 |
Sponsored by: | Mrs. Ruby M. Waggener |
Completed: | 31 October 1944 |
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Status: | Sold for commercial use, 4 September 1946 |
United States | |
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Owner: | Matson Navigation Co |
Fate: | Sold, 1955 |
United States | |
Name: | C.R. Musser |
Owner: | Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. |
Fate: | Sold, 1969 |
Panama | |
Name: | Reliance Serenity |
Owner: | Reliance Carriers SA |
Operator: | Hong Kong Maritime Co. |
Status: | Sold, 1970 |
Philippines | |
Name: | LSCO Bulktrain |
Owner: | Luzon Stevedoring Corp. |
Fate: | Scrapped, 1974 |
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Beam: | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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Construction
George E. Waldo was laid down on 18 September 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2501, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Ruby M. Waggener, the mother of the southern states winner of a newspaper contest for news boys selling war bonds and stamps, and was launched on 23 October 1944.[1][2]
History
She was allocated to the Shepard Steamship Corp., on 31 October 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 4 September 1946, to Matson Navigation Co., for $577,464.50.[4]
References
- St. John's River SBC 2010.
- MARCOM.
- Davies 2004, p. 23.
- MARAD.
Bibliography
- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "George E. Waldo". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 31 January 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "SS George E. Waldo". Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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