SS Robert Lansing
Liberty ship of WWII / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about SS Robert Lansing?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
SS Robert Lansing was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert Lansing, a Counselor of the United States Department of State and United States Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson.
Quick Facts History, United States ...
History | |
---|---|
United States | |
Name | Robert Lansing |
Namesake | Robert Lansing |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1531 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $1,533,395[1] |
Yard number | 13 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 3 June 1943 |
Launched | 17 July 1943 |
Completed | 6 August 1943 |
Identification |
|
Fate |
|
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type |
|
Tonnage | |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
Installed power |
|
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Capacity |
|
Complement | |
Armament |
|
Close