SS George E. Waldo

History
United States
Name	George E. Waldo
Namesake	George E. Waldo
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Shepard Steamship Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2501
Awarded	23 April 1943
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$982,429
Yard number	65
Way number	5
Laid down	18 September 1944
Launched	23 October 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Ruby M. Waggener
Completed	31 October 1944
Identification	Call sign: KTFM
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 4 September 1946
United States
Name	George E. Waldo (1947) Hawaiian Forester (1947-1955)
Owner	Matson Navigation Co
Fate	Sold, 1955
United States
Name	C.R. Musser
Owner	Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company
Fate	Sold, 1969
Panama
Name	Reliance Serenity
Owner	Reliance Carriers SA
Operator	Hong Kong Maritime Co.
Fate	Sold, 1970
Philippines
Name	LSCO Bulktrain
Owner	Luzon Stevedoring Corp.
Fate	Scrapped, 1974
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 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS George E. Waldo was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after George E. Waldo, a US Representative from New York.

Construction

George E. Waldo was laid down on 18 September 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2501, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Ruby M. Waggener, the mother of the southern states winner of a newspaper contest for news boys selling war bonds and stamps, and was launched on 23 October 1944.

History

She was allocated to the Shepard Steamship Corp., on 31 October 1944 for use during World War II. She was sold for commercial use, 4 September 1946, to Matson Navigation Co., for $577,464.50 and renamed the SS Hawaiian Forester In 1955 she was sold to the Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company and renamed the SS C. R. Musser. In 1969 she was sold to Reliance Carriers SA and renamed the SS Reliance Serenity. In 1970 she was sold to Luzon Stevedoring Corp. of Manila - Philippines and renamed the SS Lsco Bulktrain. In 1974 she was scrapped in Taiwan.

Bibliography

• "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
• Maritime Administration. "George E. Waldo". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
• "SS George E. Waldo". Retrieved 31 January 2020.