She was allocated to A.H. Bull & Co., Inc., on 29 July 1942. On 29 September 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. She was sold for scrapping on 14 March 1961, to Luria Brothers & Co., for $61,789.22. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 29 March 1961.[4]
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richard, alvey, liberty, ship, built, united, states, during, world, named, after, richard, alvey, american, jurist, served, chief, judge, supreme, court, state, maryland, maryland, court, appeals, subsequently, served, chief, justice, court, appeals, district. SS Richard H Alvey was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II She was named after Richard H Alvey an American jurist who served as Chief Judge of the supreme court of the State of Maryland the Maryland Court of Appeals and subsequently served as the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia History United States NameRichard H Alvey NamesakeRichard H Alvey OwnerWar Shipping Administration WSA OperatorA H Bull amp Co Inc Orderedas type EC2 S C1 hull MCE hull 53 Awarded14 March 1941 BuilderBethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore Maryland 2 Cost 1 079 705 1 Yard number2040 Way number3 Laid down24 May 1942 Launched15 July 1942 Sponsored byMrs Holbrooke Bradley Completed29 July 1942 IdentificationCall sign KGIM 1 FateLaid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Beaumont Texas 29 September 1947 Sold for scrapping 14 March 1961 withdrawn from fleet 29 March 1961 General characteristics 3 Class and typeLiberty ship type EC2 S C1 standard Tonnage10 865 LT DWT 7 176 GRT Displacement3 380 long tons 3 434 t light 14 245 long tons 14 474 t max Length441 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 power2 Oil fired 450 F 232 C boilers operating at 220 psi 1 500 kPa 2 500 hp 1 900 kW Propulsion1 triple expansion steam engine manufactured by Worthington Pump amp Machinery Corp Harrison New Jersey 1 screw propeller Speed11 5 knots 21 3 km h 13 2 mph Capacity562 608 cubic feet 15 931 m3 grain 499 573 cubic feet 14 146 m3 bale Complement38 62 USMM 21 40 USNAG ArmamentVaried by ship Bow mounted 3 inches 76 mm 50 caliber gun Stern mounted 4 inches 102 mm 50 caliber gun 2 8 single 20 millimeters 0 79 in Oerlikon anti aircraft AA cannons and or 2 8 37 millimeters 1 46 in M1 AA guns Contents 1 Construction 2 History 3 References 4 BibliographyConstruction editRichard H Alvey was laid down on 24 May 1942 under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MCE hull 53 by the Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore Maryland she was sponsored by Mrs Holbrooke Bradley the daughter of Paul Patterson the owner of The Baltimore Sun and was launched on 15 July 1942 2 1 History editShe was allocated to A H Bull amp Co Inc on 29 July 1942 On 29 September 1947 she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Beaumont Texas She was sold for scrapping on 14 March 1961 to Luria Brothers amp Co for 61 789 22 She was withdrawn from the fleet on 29 March 1961 4 References edit a b c MARCOM a b Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards 2008 Davies 2004 p 23 MARAD Bibliography edit Bethlehem Fairfield Baltimore MD www ShipbuildingHistory com 14 August 2008 Retrieved 2 March 2020 Maritime Administration Richard H Alvey Ship History Database Vessel Status Card U S Department of Transportation Maritime Administration Retrieved 2 March 2020 Davies James May 2004 Specifications As Built PDF p 23 Retrieved 2 March 2020 SS Richard H Alvey Retrieved 2 March 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Richard H Alvey amp oldid 1218196919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
