SS Robert R. Livingston

History
United States
NameRobert R. Livingston
NamesakeRobert R. Livingston
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1516
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,115,991
Yard number132
Way number4
Laid down3 January 1944
Launched21 February 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Morton Funkhouser
Completed29 February 1944
Identification
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 Robert R. Livingston was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert R. Livingston, a Founding Father of the United States, a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, the 1st United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the 1st Chancellor of New York, and a Minister to France.

  1. ^ MARCOM.
  2. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.