SS Richard Randall

SS Richard Randall was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Richard Randall, a privateer and founder of Sailors' Snug Harbor.

History
United States
Name	Richard Randall
Namesake	Richard Randall
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2383
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$866,525
Yard number	168
Way number	4
Laid down	2 October 1944
Launched	4 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Edward C. Marshall
Completed	16 November 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KYTN
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 29 July 1949 Sold for scrapping, 23 October 1964
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 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

Construction

Richard Randall was laid down on 2 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2383, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Edward C. Marshall, and launched on 4 November 1944.

History

She was allocated to Isbrandtsen Steamship Co. Inc., on 16 November 1944. On 29 July 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. On 23 October 1964, she was sold for $54,240, to Pinto Island Metals Co., for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 3 November 1964.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
• "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
• Maritime Administration. "Richard Randall". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
• "SS Richard Randall". Retrieved 15 November 2017.