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Name | Richard Randall |
Namesake | Richard Randall |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2383 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $866,525 [1] |
Yard number | 168 |
Way number | 4 |
Laid down | 2 October 1944 |
Launched | 4 November 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Edward C. Marshall |
Completed | 16 November 1944 |
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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 Richard Randall was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Richard Randall, a privateer and founder of Sailors' Snug Harbor.
Richard Randall was laid down on 2 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2383, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Edward C. Marshall, and launched on 4 November 1944. [3] [1]
She was allocated to Isbrandtsen Steamship Co. Inc., on 16 November 1944. On 29 July 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. On 23 October 1964, she was sold for $54,240, to Pinto Island Metals Co., for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 3 November 1964. [4] [5]
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