SS Robert F. Burns
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Name | Robert F. Burns |
Namesake | |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 3146 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[2] |
Cost | $842,691[1] |
Yard number | 106 |
Way number | 3 |
Laid down | 30 June 1945 |
Launched | 28 August 1945 |
Completed | 19 September 1945 |
Identification | |
Fate | Placed in the, Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 25 April 1949 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 19 January 1967, removed from fleet, 11 May 1967 |
General characteristics [3] | |
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Tonnage | |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Capacity | 490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale) |
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SS Robert F. Burns was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after , a Merchant marine killed when U-66 torpedoed , 350 mi (560 km) off North of Cayenne, French Guiana, 29 August 1942.[4][5]
Construction[]
Robert F. Burns was laid down on 30 June 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 3146, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 28 August 1945.[2][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 19 September 1945. On 25 April 1949, she was placed in the, Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. She was sold for scrapping, 19 January 1967, to , for $45,188.88. She was removed from the fleet, 11 May 1967.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ a b J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ Armed-Guard.
- ^ Wrecksite.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "Robert F. Burns". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "SS Robert F. Burns". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE NAMES". Armed-guard.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "SS Topa Topa". www.Wrecksite.eu. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
Categories:
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Panama City, Florida
- 1945 ships
- Beaumont Reserve Fleet