SS Ralph A. Cram

	Huta Ostroviec in 1969
History
United States
Name	Ralph A. Cram
Namesake	Ralph A. Cram
Builder	California Shipbuilding Corp.
Completed	1943
Commissioned	1943
Renamed	Atlantico, 1947; Huta Ostroviec, 1963;
Fate	Scrapped, 1973
General characteristics
Class & type	Liberty ship
Displacement	14,245 long tons (14,474 t)
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) o/a; 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) p/p; 427 ft (130 m) w/l;
Beam	57 ft (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Propulsion	Two oil-fired boilers; Triple-expansion steam engine; 2,500 hp (1,900 kW); Single screw;
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range	20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
Capacity	10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)
Crew	81
Armament	Stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns

NameRalph A. Cram

Completed1943

SS Ralph A. Cram was an American Liberty ship built in 1943 for service in World War II. Her namesake was Ralph Adams Cram, an influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings. She was operated by Smith-Johnson Steamship Corporation under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration.

Construction and career

History

Huta Ostroviec in 1969




United States
Name	Ralph A. Cram
Namesake	Ralph A. Cram
Builder	California Shipbuilding Corp.
Completed	1943
Commissioned	1943
Renamed	Atlantico, 1947 Huta Ostroviec, 1963
Fate	Scrapped, 1973


General characteristics
Class & type	Liberty ship
Displacement	14,245 long tons (14,474 t)^[1]
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) o/a 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) p/p 427 ft (130 m) w/l^[1]
Beam	57 ft (17 m)^[1]
Draft	27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)^[1]
Propulsion	Two oil-fired boilers Triple-expansion steam engine 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) Single screw
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)^[1]
Range	20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
Capacity	10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)^[1]
Crew	81^[1]
Armament	Stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns