SS Richard Henry Lee

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History
United States
NameRichard Henry Lee
NamesakeRichard Henry Lee
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorCalmar Steamship Corporation
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 18
Awarded14 March 1941
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost$1,397,852
Yard number2005
Way number5
Laid down15 July 1941
Launched6 December 1941
Completed20 February 1942
Identification
Fate
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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

SS Richard Henry Lee was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Richard Henry Lee, an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia best known for the June 1776 Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain leading to the United States Declaration of Independence, which he signed. He also served a one-year term as the President of the Continental Congress, was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation, and was a United States senator from Virginia, from 1789 to 1792, serving during part of that time as the second President pro tempore of the upper house.

Construction

Richard Henry Lee was laid down on 15 July 1941, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 18, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; and was launched on 6 December 1941.

History

The Richard Henry Lee was allocated to the Calmar Steamship Corporation, on 20 February 1942. On 6 July 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. The vessel was later sold for scrapping on 20 July 1965, to Southern Scrap Material, for $45,179.79 and was removed from the fleet, 20 August in the same year.

References

  1. ^ a b c MARCOM.
  2. ^ a b Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2008.
  3. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. ^ MARAD.

Bibliography

  • "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "Richard Henry Lee". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  • "SS Richard Henry Lee". Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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