SS George E. Waldo
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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[2] |
Cost | $982,429[1] |
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 |
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Fate | Sold for commercial use, 4 September 1946 |
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Owner | Matson Navigation Co |
Fate | Sold, 1955 |
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Name | C.R. Musser |
Owner | Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company |
Fate | Sold, 1969 |
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Name | Reliance Serenity |
Owner | Reliance Carriers SA |
Operator | Hong Kong Maritime Co. |
Fate | Sold, 1970 |
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Name | LSCO Bulktrain |
Owner | Luzon Stevedoring Corp. |
Fate | Scrapped, 1974 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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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.
Construction
[edit]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.[2][1]
History
[edit]She was allocated to the Shepard Steamship Corp., on 31 October 1944 for use during World War II. She was sold for commercial use, 4 September 1946, to Matson Navigation Co., for $577,464.50 and renamed the SS Hawaiian Forester In 1955 she was sold to the Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company and renamed the SS C. R. Musser. In 1969 she was sold to Reliance Carriers SA and renamed the SS Reliance Serenity. In 1970 she was sold to Luzon Stevedoring Corp. of Manila - Philippines and renamed the SS Lsco Bulktrain. In 1974 she was scrapped in Taiwan. [4]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- "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.
- "SS George E. Waldo". Retrieved 31 January 2020.