SS Robert M. T. Hunter

SS Robert M. T. Hunter (MC contract 348) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, an American statesman.

Liberty ship at sea
History
United States
NameRobert M. T. Hunter
NamesakeRobert M.T. Hunter
BuilderSoutheastern Shipbuilding Corporation, Savannah, Georgia
Yard number8
Way number3
Laid down11 December 1943
Launched28 March 1943
FateScrapped, 1971
General characteristics
TypeLiberty ship
Tonnage7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Propulsion
  • Two oil-fired boilers
  • Triple-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
  • 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Capacity9,140 tons cargo
Complement41
Armament

The ship was laid down on December 11, 1942, then launched on March 28, 1943. She was charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. The ship survived the war only to suffer the same fate as nearly all other Liberty ships that survived did; she was scrapped in 1971.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Southeastern Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2009-12-16.