SS Stephen R. Mallory

History
United States
Name	Stephen R. Mallory
Namesake	Stephen R. Mallory
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Isbrandtsen Steamship Company
Ordered	as type (Z-EC2-S-C2) hull, MC hull 1540
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,460,233
Yard number	22
Way number	1
Laid down	19 October 1943
Launched	27 November 1943
Completed	20 January 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KVMH; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group, 8 October 1947; Sold for scrapping, 23 November 1970;
General characteristics
Class and type	type Z-EC2-S-C2, army tank transport
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 Stephen R. Mallory was a

Construction

Stephen R. Mallory was laid down on 19 October 1943, under a

Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1540, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 27 November 1943.^[3]^[1]

Isbrandtsen Steamship Company, on 20 January 1944. On 8 October 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Hudson River Group. On 23 November 1971, she was sold, along with two other ships, for $222,222 to Eckhardt & Co., G.m.b.H., West Germany, to be scrapped. She was removed from the fleet on 6 January 1971.^[4]^[5]

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"SS Stephen R. Mallory". Retrieved 28 November 2017.