SS Murray M. Blum

SS Murray M. Blum was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Murray M. Blum, the radio operator of SS Leonidas Polk who drowned, 3 December 1943, attempting to save an overboard crewman.

History
United States
Name: Murray M. Blum
Namesake: Murray M. Blum
Ordered: as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2381
Builder: J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost: $919,943[1]
Yard number: 166
Way number: 2
Laid down: 19 September 1944
Launched: 25 October 1944
Sponsored by: Mrs. Sylvia Blum
Completed: 7 November 1944
Identification:
Fate:
Status: Sold for scrapping, 12 March 1971
General characteristics [2]
Class and type:
Tonnage:
Displacement:
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:
Armament:

Construction

Murray M. Blum was laid down on 19 September 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2381, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Sylvia Blum, the mother of the ships namesake, and launched on 25 October 1944.[3][1]

History

She was allocated to Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc., on 7 November 1944. On 17 December 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Beaumont, Texas. On 30 April 1952, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. On 12 March 1971, she was sold for $44,100, to Pinto Island Metals Company, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 8 April 1971.[4][5]

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References
  1. MARCOM.
  2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. J.A. Brunswick 2010.
  4. Liberty Ships.
  5. MARAD.

Bibliography
  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "Murray M. Blum". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 15 November 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "SS Murray M. Blum". Retrieved 15 November 2017.


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