SS George E. Waldo

SS George E. Waldo was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after George E. Waldo, a US Representative from New York.

History
United States
Name: George E. Waldo
Namesake: George E. Waldo
Owner: War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator: Shepard Steamship Corp.
Ordered: as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2501
Awarded: 23 April 1943
Builder: St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost: $982,429[2]
Yard number: 65
Way number: 5
Laid down: 18 September 1944
Launched: 23 October 1944
Sponsored by: Mrs. Ruby M. Waggener
Completed: 31 October 1944
Identification:
Status: Sold for commercial use, 4 September 1946
United States
Name:
  • George E. Waldo (1947)
  • Hawaiian Forester (1947-1955)
Owner: Matson Navigation Co
Fate: Sold, 1955
United States
Name: C.R. Musser
Owner: Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co.
Fate: Sold, 1969
Panama
Name: Reliance Serenity
Owner: Reliance Carriers SA
Operator: Hong Kong Maritime Co.
Status: Sold, 1970
Philippines
Name: LSCO Bulktrain
Owner: Luzon Stevedoring Corp.
Fate: Scrapped, 1974
General characteristics [3]
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

George E. Waldo was laid down on 18 September 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2501, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Ruby M. Waggener, the mother of the southern states winner of a newspaper contest for news boys selling war bonds and stamps, and was launched on 23 October 1944.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to the Shepard Steamship Corp., on 31 October 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 4 September 1946, to Matson Navigation Co., for $577,464.50.[4]

References
  1. St. John's River SBC 2010.
  2. MARCOM.
  3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. MARAD.

Bibliography
  • "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "George E. Waldo". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 31 January 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "SS George E. Waldo". Retrieved 31 January 2020.


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