SS Uriah M. Rose

SS Uriah M. Rose (MC contract 2729) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Uriah M. Rose, an influential Arkansas lawyer.

History
United States
Name: Uriah M. Rose
Namesake: Uriah M. Rose
Builder: Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California
Yard number: 2729
Way number: 7
Laid down: 19 December 1943
Launched: 10 January 1944
Status:
  • Sold, 1947
  • Scrapped, 1972
General characteristics
Type: Liberty ship
Tonnage: 7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Length: 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam: 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft: 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Propulsion:
  • Two oil-fired boilers
  • Triple-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
  • 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
Speed: 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Capacity: 9,140 tons cargo
Complement: 41
Armament:

The ship was laid down by Permanente Metals in their Richmond Yard #2 on December 19, 1943, then launched on January 10, 1944. The ship survived the war and was sold into private ownership in 1947. She was scrapped in 1972.[1]

References
  1. "Kaiser Permanente No. 2". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 2009-12-16.


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