SS Robert Y. Hayne

History
United States
Name	Robert Y. Hayne
Namesake	Robert Y. Hayne
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Agwilines Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1198
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$2,195,834
Yard number	6
Way number	6
Laid down	2 November 1942
Launched	30 May 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. James C. Merrill, Jr.
Completed	20 July 1943
Identification	Call sign: KIVW; ;
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 19 May 1947, withdrawn from fleet, 23 May 1947
Italy
Name	Citta Di Savona
Owner	Societa Saicen
Fate	Sold, 1958
Liberia
Name	Centreport
Owner	T.J. Verrando and Co.
Operator	Lloyd Arfrica, LTD.
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 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;

NameRobert Y. Hayne

NamesakeRobert Y. Hayne

OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)

OperatorAgwilines Inc.

SS Robert Y. Hayne was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert Y. Hayne, an American lawyer, planter and politician. He served in the United States Senate from 1823 to 1832, as Governor of South Carolina 1832–1834, and as Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina 1836–1837.

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United States
Name	Robert Y. Hayne
Namesake	Robert Y. Hayne
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Agwilines Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1198
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida^[1]
Cost	$2,195,834^[2]
Yard number	6
Way number	6
Laid down	2 November 1942
Launched	30 May 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. James C. Merrill, Jr.
Completed	20 July 1943
Identification	Call sign: KIVW ^[2]
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 19 May 1947, withdrawn from fleet, 23 May 1947


Italy
Name	Citta Di Savona
Owner	Societa Saicen
Fate	Sold, 1958


Liberia
Name	Centreport
Owner	T.J. Verrando and Co.
Operator	Lloyd Arfrica, LTD.
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 1971


General characteristics ^[3]
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