SS James Bennett Moore

SS James Bennett Moore was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James Bennett Moore, who was lost at sea while he was the 2nd assistant engineer on the freighter SS Massmar, after the convoy (QP 13) she was travelling in strayed into an Allied minefield (SN72) 5 July 1942, off Greenland.

History
United States
Name	James Bennett Moore
Namesake	James Bennett Moore
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2397
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$797,094
Yard number	182
Way number	6
Laid down	15 December 1944
Launched	19 January 1945
Sponsored by	Mary Peavey
Completed	31 January 1945
Identification	Call Signal: ANHZ
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 6 May 1948 Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 2 June 1952 Sold for scrapping, 12 March 1971
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
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	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

Construction

James Bennett Moore was laid down on 15 December 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2397, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mary Peavey, daughter of Senator John Thomas of Idaho, and launched on 19 January 1945.

History

She was allocated to the A.L. Burbank & Co., Ltd., on 31 January 1945. On 6 May 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Hudson River Group. On 10 October 1949, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain, she returned loaded on 19 October 1949. On 17 August 1950, she was withdrawn to be unload and refilled, she returned on 1 September 1950, reloaded. On 14 March 1951, she withdrew again to be unloaded but it is unclear when she returned, her status card refers to her being sent for repairs on 29 March 1951, and her being transferred to the Mobile Reserve Fleet on 2 June 1952. On 12 March 1971, she was sold to Union Minerals & Alloys, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 14 June 1971.

Bibliography

• Colton, Tim (13 October 2010). "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". Shipbuilding History: Construction records of U.S. and Canadian shipbuilders and boatbuilders. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). ‘Liberty’ Cargo Ship. p. 23. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
• "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
• Maritime Administration. "James Bennett Moore". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
• Maritime Commission. "James Bennett Moore". United States Maritime Commission: 1936 thru 1950. Retrieved 15 July 2019.