SS Richard H. Alvey
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NameRichard H. Alvey
NamesakeRichard H. Alvey
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorA.H. Bull & Co., Inc.
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| Name | Richard H. Alvey |
| Namesake | Richard H. Alvey |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | A.H. Bull & Co., Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 53 |
| Awarded | 14 March 1941 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[1] |
| Cost | $1,079,705[2] |
| Yard number | 2040 |
| Way number | 3 |
| Laid down | 24 May 1942 |
| Launched | 15 July 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Holbrooke Bradley |
| Completed | 29 July 1942 |
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| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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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.
Richard 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.[1][2]