SS R. Walton Moore

SS R. Walton Moore was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after R. Walton Moore, a member of the Virginia Senate and United States Representative from Virginia.

History
United States
Name: R. Walton Moore
Namesake: R. Walton Moore
Ordered: as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2370
Builder: J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost: $1,009,493[1]
Yard number: 155
Way number: 3
Laid down: 1 July 1944
Launched: 14 August 1944
Sponsored by: Mrs. Charles P. Howze
Completed: 26 August 1944
Identification:
Fate:
Status: Sold for scrapping, 6 February 1961
General characteristics [2]
Class and type:
Tonnage:
Displacement:
Length:
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam: 57 feet (17 m)
Draft: 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power:
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion:
Speed: 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity:
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement:
Armament:

Construction

R. Walton Moore was laid down on 1 July 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2370, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Charles P. Howze, and launched on 14 August 1944.[3][1]

History

She was allocated to Parry Navigation Co., on 26 August 1944. On 2 November 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the Suisun Bay Group. On 5 June 1955, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1955", she relocated to the Olympia Group, loaded with grain on 15 June 1955. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 12 January 1958, to have the grain unloaded and returned empty on 19 January 1958. On 6 February 1961, she was sold for scrapping to Zidell Exploration, Inc., for $56,333.41. She was removed from the fleet on 23 May 1961.[4][5]

References
  1. MARCOM.
  2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. J.A. Brunswick 2010.
  4. Liberty Ships.
  5. MARAD.

Bibliography
  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "R. Walton Moore". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  • "SS R. Walton Moore". Retrieved 11 November 2017.


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