SS Richard Halliburton

SS Richard Halliburton was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Richard Halliburton, an American traveler, adventurer, and author.

History
United States
Name	Richard Halliburton
Namesake	Richard Halliburton
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Isbrandstsen Steamship Co., Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2323
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$645,260
Yard number	64
Way number	5
Laid down	31 August 1944
Launched	10 October 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Evelyn Marshall
Completed	25 October 1944
Identification	Call sign: KTEF
Fate	Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, 10 March 1948 Sold for scrapping, 14 March 1961, withdrawn from the fleet, 31 May 1961
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 Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 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 Halliburton was laid down on 31 August 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2323, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Evelyn Marshall, wife of regional MARCOM auditor, and launched on 10 October 1944.

History

She was allocated to Isbrandstsen Steamship Co. Inc., 23 September 1944. On 10 March 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina.

She was sold for scrapping, 14 March 1961, to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, for $48,139.89. As a consequence of this sale, she was withdrawn from the Reserve fleet, 31 May 1961.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
• Maritime Administration. "Richard Halliburton". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 9 December 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
• "SS Richard Halliburton". Retrieved 9 December 2019.