SS R. Ney McNeely

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameR. Ney McNeely
Namesake R. Ney McNeely
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1513
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,242,218 [1]
Yard number129
Way number1
Laid down9 December 1943
Launched29 January 1944
Sponsored byMiss Lanelle Rimes
Completed10 February 1944
Identification
Fate
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameR. Ney McNeely
Acquired28 February 1955
RefitConverted to Auxiliary Minesweeper
Fate
General characteristics [2]
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 R. Ney McNeely was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after R. Ney McNeely, a State Representative in North Carolina, a member of the North Carolina Senate, a later the American Consul in Aden.

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Construction

R. Ney McNeely was laid down on 9 December 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1513, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Miss Lanelle Rimes, the winner of a contest sponsored by the shipyard to gather scrap metal to help the war effort, and launched on 29 January 1944. [3] [1]

History

She was allocated to the South Atlantic Steamship Co., on 10 February 1944. On 27 May 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Wilmington, North Carolina. [4] [5]

Conversion to minesweeper

She was transferred to the US Navy and withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet on 28 February 1955, to be converted to a Type EC2-S-22a Auxiliary Minesweeper (YAG). After her conversion, which included the installation of remote control propulsion equipment, 1,000 US gal/min (3.8 m3/min) diesel ballast pumps, and the addition of 190 long tons (193 t) of rock ballast to holds 2,3,4, and 5, she was returned to the Wilmington fleet on 16 September 1955, and no YAG hull number was assigned. [5]

Disposal

On 12 March 1965, she was transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 9 June 1972, she was sold to the Union Minerals & Alloy Corp., for $35,212.54, to be scrapped. She was Withdrawn from the fleet on 14 August 1972. [4] [5]

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