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 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 m3) (grain); 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (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 anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

SS Robert Battey was a

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Construction

Robert Battey was laid down on 8 October 1943, under a

Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1506, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Edwin L. Jones, daughter-in-law of J.A Jones secretary treasurer, Edwin L. Jones, and launched on 30 November 1943.^[3]^[1]

History

She was allocated to the

US Navy requested her for use as a target ship. On 11 February 1965, she was withdrawn from the reserve fleet and turned over to the Navy where she was presumably sunk.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c MARCOM.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
^ Liberty Ships.
^ MARAD.

Bibliography

"Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
"Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 31 October 2017.
Maritime Administration. "Robert Battey". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
"SS Robert Battey". Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

[FOOTNOTEDavies200423-2] Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTEJ.A._Brunswick2010-3] J.A. Brunswick 2010.

[FOOTNOTELiberty_Ships-4] Liberty Ships.

[FOOTNOTEMARAD-5] MARAD.

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