SS R. Walton Moore
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SS R. Walton Moore was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after R. Walton Moore, a member of the Virginia Senate and United States Representative from Virginia.
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Name | R. Walton Moore |
Namesake | R. Walton Moore |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2370 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,009,493[1] |
Yard number | 155 |
Way number | 3 |
Laid down | 1 July 1944 |
Launched | 14 August 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Charles P. Howze |
Completed | 26 August 1944 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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