SS Robert Battey

History
United States
Name	Robert Battey
Namesake	Robert Battey
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1506
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,450,639
Yard number	122
Way number	6
Laid down	8 October 1943
Launched	30 November 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Edwin L. Jones
Completed	10 December 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KVCD; ;
Fate	Ran aground near Mindanao, Philippines, 6 September 1945; Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Subic Bay, Philippines, 4 January 1946; Transferred to and laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, 17 December 1946; Transferred to US Navy for target ship, 11 February 1964; Reported sunk as target February 1965;
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;

NameRobert Battey

NamesakeRobert Battey

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1506

BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia

SS Robert Battey was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert Battey, a Confederate States Army surgeon and later a civilian gynecologist.

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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1945
Shipwrecks	8 Sep: Empress of Russia 11 Sep: USS PC-815, Empire Simba 16 Sep: USS SC-632 17 Sep: SS Richard V. Oulahan 18 Sep: Cha-228 19 Sep: Minerve 22 Sep: USS LST-553
Other incidents	6 Sep: Robert Battey 11 Sep: USS Laffey 29 Sep: USS Roche
1944 1945 1946 August 1945 October 1945

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United States
Name	Robert Battey
Namesake	Robert Battey
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1506
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,450,639^[1]
Yard number	122
Way number	6
Laid down	8 October 1943
Launched	30 November 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Edwin L. Jones
Completed	10 December 1943
Identification	Call Signal: KVCD ^[1]
Fate	Ran aground near Mindanao, Philippines, 6 September 1945 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Subic Bay, Philippines, 4 January 1946 Transferred to and laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, 17 December 1946 Transferred to US Navy for target ship, 11 February 1964 Reported sunk as target February 1965


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