SS Robert Lansing
Liberty ship of WWII
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SS Robert Lansing was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert Lansing, a Counselor of the United States Department of State and United States Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson.
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| Name | Robert Lansing |
| Namesake | Robert Lansing |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1531 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
| Cost | $1,533,395[1] |
| Yard number | 13 |
| Way number | 1 |
| Laid down | 3 June 1943 |
| Launched | 17 July 1943 |
| Completed | 6 August 1943 |
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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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Construction
Robert Lansing was laid down on 3 June 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1531, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 17 July 1943.[3][1]
History
She was allocated to Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., on 6 August 1943. On 5 June 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Wilmington, North Carolina. On 24 March 1967, she was sold for $48,071 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 7 April 1967.[4]