SS James Bennett Moore

History
United States
Name	James Bennett Moore
Namesake	James Bennett Moore
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2397
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$797,094
Yard number	182
Way number	6
Laid down	15 December 1944
Launched	19 January 1945
Sponsored by	Mary Peavey
Completed	31 January 1945
Identification	Call Signal: ANHZ ; ;
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 6 May 1948; Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 2 June 1952; Sold for scrapping, 12 March 1971;
General characteristics
Class & type	Liberty ship; type EC2-S-C1, standard;
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT; 7,176 GRT;
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light); 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max);
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa; 416 feet (127 m) pp; 427 feet (130 m) lwl;
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio); 1 × screw propeller;
Speed	11.5 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	38–62 USMM; 21–40 USNAG;
Armament	Varied by ship; Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun; Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun; 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

NameJames Bennett Moore

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2397

SS James Bennett Moore was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after James Bennett Moore, who was lost at sea while he was the 2nd assistant engineer on the freighter SS Massmar, after the convoy (QP 13) she was travelling in strayed into an Allied minefield (SN72) 5 July 1942, off Greenland.

History

History




United States
Name	James Bennett Moore
Namesake	James Bennett Moore
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2397
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$797,094^[1]
Yard number	182
Way number	6
Laid down	15 December 1944
Launched	19 January 1945
Sponsored by	Mary Peavey
Completed	31 January 1945
Identification	Call Signal: ANHZ ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 6 May 1948 Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 2 June 1952 Sold for scrapping, 12 March 1971


General characteristics ^[2]
Class & type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 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	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns