SS Morris C. Feinstone

History
United States
Name	Morris C. Feinstone
Namesake	Morris Feinstone
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Black Diamond Steamship Company
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2499
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$971,848
Yard number	63
Way number	3
Laid down	5 September 1944
Launched	10 October 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Morris C. Feinstone
Completed	22 October 1944
Identification	Call sign: KTFE; ;
Fate	Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 17 November 1947; Sold for scrapping, 27 February 1970, withdrawn from fleet, 1 May 1970;
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;

NameMorris C. Feinstone

NamesakeMorris Feinstone

OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)

OperatorBlack Diamond Steamship Company

SS Morris C. Feinstone was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Morris Feinstone, a Polish born wood-carver, master designer, and the executive secretary of the United Hebrew Trades union.

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United States
Name	Morris C. Feinstone
Namesake	Morris Feinstone
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Black Diamond Steamship Company
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2499
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida^[1]
Cost	$971,848^[2]
Yard number	63
Way number	3
Laid down	5 September 1944
Launched	10 October 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Morris C. Feinstone
Completed	22 October 1944
Identification	Call sign: KTFE ^[2]
Fate	Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 17 November 1947 Sold for scrapping, 27 February 1970, withdrawn from fleet, 1 May 1970


General characteristics ^[3]
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