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SS Richard K. Call

Liberty ship of WWII

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country	United States
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name	Richard K. Call
namesake	Richard K. Call
owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
operator	United States Navigation Company
awarded	23 April 1943
ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2473
builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
original_cost	$1,128,059
yard_number	37
way_number	1
laid_down	21 February 1944
launched	15 April 1944
completed	28 April 1944
sponsor	Mrs. Lee S. White
identification	*Call sign: KXBB
fate	* Laid up in the, James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 17 December 1947
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Laid up in the, Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York, 26 April 1952
Sold for scrapping, 12 January 1970, removed from fleet, 16 April 1970

'*SS *Richard K. Call''''' was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Richard K. Call, an American attorney and politician, the 3rd and 5th territorial governor of Florida. Before that, he was elected to the Florida Territorial Council and as a delegate to the US Congress from Florida.

Construction

Richard K. Call was laid down on 21 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2473, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Lee S. White, a yard employee, and was launched on 15 April 1944.

History

She was allocated to the United States Navigation Company, on 28 April 1944. On 17 December 1947, she was laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 26 April 1952, she was laid up in the Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York. On 27 April 1953, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1953", she returned loaded on 7 May 1953. On 22 January 1958, she was withdrawn to be unload, she returned on empty 30 January 1958. On 13 August 1958, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1958", she returned loaded on 28 August 1958. On 15 April 1959, she was withdrawn to be unload, she returned on empty 22 April 1959. She was sold for scrapping, 12 January 1970, to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, for $41,273.54. She was removed from the fleet on 16 April 1970.

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