SS George E. Waldo

SS George E. Waldo was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after George E. Waldo, a US Representative from New York.

History
United States
Name:	George E. Waldo
Namesake:	George E. Waldo
Owner:	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator:	Shepard Steamship Corp.
Ordered:	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2501
Awarded:	23 April 1943
Builder:	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost:	$982,429[2]
Yard number:	65
Way number:	5
Laid down:	18 September 1944
Launched:	23 October 1944
Sponsored by:	Mrs. Ruby M. Waggener
Completed:	31 October 1944
Identification:	Call sign: KTFM [2]
Status:	Sold for commercial use, 4 September 1946
United States
Name:	George E. Waldo (1947) Hawaiian Forester (1947-1955)
Owner:	Matson Navigation Co
Fate:	Sold, 1955
United States
Name:	C.R. Musser
Owner:	Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co.
Fate:	Sold, 1969
Panama
Name:	Reliance Serenity
Owner:	Reliance Carriers SA
Operator:	Hong Kong Maritime Co.
Status:	Sold, 1970
Philippines
Name:	LSCO Bulktrain
Owner:	Luzon Stevedoring Corp.
Fate:	Scrapped, 1974
General characteristics [3]
Class and 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 m^3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m^3) (bale)
Complement:	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament:	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

Construction

George E. Waldo was laid down on 18 September 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2501, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Ruby M. Waggener, the mother of the southern states winner of a newspaper contest for news boys selling war bonds and stamps, and was launched on 23 October 1944.[1][2]

History

She was allocated to the Shepard Steamship Corp., on 31 October 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 4 September 1946, to Matson Navigation Co., for $577,464.50.[4]

References

1. St. John's River SBC 2010.
2. MARCOM.
3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
4. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
• Maritime Administration. "George E. Waldo". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 31 January 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "SS George E. Waldo". Retrieved 31 January 2020.