SS Murray M. Blum

History
United States
Name	Murray M. Blum
Namesake	Murray M. Blum
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2381
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$919,943
Yard number	166
Way number	2
Laid down	19 September 1944
Launched	25 October 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Sylvia Blum
Completed	7 November 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KTAB; ;
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 17 December 1947; Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 30 April 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;

NameMurray M. Blum

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2381

SS Murray M. Blum was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Murray M. Blum, the radio operator of SS Leonidas Polk who drowned, 3 December 1943, attempting to save an overboard crewman.

History

History




United States
Name	Murray M. Blum
Namesake	Murray M. Blum
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2381
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$919,943^[1]
Yard number	166
Way number	2
Laid down	19 September 1944
Launched	25 October 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Sylvia Blum
Completed	7 November 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KTAB ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 17 December 1947 Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 30 April 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