| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Robert E. Peary |
| Namesake | Robert Peary |
| Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No. 2, Richmond, California |
| Laid down | 8 November 1942 |
| Launched | 12 November 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. James F. Byrnes |
| Acquired | 15 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 15 November 1942 |
| Decommissioned | December 1946 |
| Fate | Scrapped at Baltimore, Maryland, June 1963 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type EC2-S-C1 Liberty ship |
| Displacement | 14,245 long tons (14,474 t)[1] |
| Length | |
| Beam | 57 ft (17 m)[1] |
| Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)[1] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)[1] |
| Range | 20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) |
| Capacity | 10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)[1] |
| Crew | 81[1] |
| Armament |
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SS Robert E. Peary was a Liberty ship which gained fame during World War II for being built in a shorter time than any other such vessel. Named after Robert Peary, an American explorer who was among the first people to reach the geographic North Pole, she was launched on November 12, 1942, just 4 days, 15 hours and 26 minutes after the keel was laid down.[2][3]
- ^ a b c d e f g Davies, James (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ Scott, Tim; Rundall, Thomas G.; Vogt, Thomas M.; Hsu, John (2007). Implementing an electronic medical record system: successes, failures, lessons. Abingdon, UK: Radcliffe Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-85775-750-7.
- ^ Sawyer, L. A. and Mitchell, W. H. The Liberty Ships: The History of the "Emergency" Type Cargo Ships Constructed in the United States During the Second World War, Second Edition, pp. 8, 9, 140, 145, Lloyd's of London Press Ltd., London, England, 1985. ISBN 1-85044-049-2.