SS Richard K. Call
{{Short description|Liberty ship of WWII}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1947}} |Ship name= Richard K. Call |Ship namesake=Richard K. Call |Ship owner = War Shipping Administration (WSA) |Ship operator = United States Navigation Company |Ship awarded = 23 April 1943 |Ship ordered = as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2473 |Ship builder = St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida{{sfn|St. John's River SBC|2010}} |Ship original cost=$1,128,059{{sfn|MARCOM}} |Ship yard number=37 |Ship way number=1 |Ship laid down= 21 February 1944 |Ship launched= 15 April 1944 |Ship completed= 28 April 1944 |Ship sponsor= Mrs. Lee S. White |Ship identification = *Call sign: KXBB
|Ship motto= |Ship fate=* Laid up in the, James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 17 December 1947
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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.{{sfn|St. John's River SBC|2010}}{{sfn|MARCOM}}
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 On 27 April 1953, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1953", she returned loaded on 7 May 1953. On 22 January 1958, she was withdrawn to be unload, she returned on empty 30 January 1958. On 13 August 1958, she was withdrawn from the fleet to be loaded with grain under the "Grain Program 1958", she returned loaded on 28 August 1958. On 15 April 1959, she was withdrawn to be unload, she returned on empty 22 April 1959.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.{{sfn|MARAD}}
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- {{cite web
| url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/stjohnsriver.htm
| title = St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL
| publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com
| date = 16 October 2010
| access-date = 21 January 2020
| ref = {{sfnRef|St. John's River SBC|2010}}
}}
- {{cite web
|url= https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/4116
|title=Richard K. Call
|author=Maritime Administration
|work=Ship History Database Vessel Status Card
|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration
|access-date= 21 January 2020
|ref={{sfnref|MARAD}}
}}
- {{cite web
|last= Davies
|first= James
|url= http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf
|title= Specifications (As-Built)
|page=23
|date= May 2004
|access-date= 21 January 2020
}}
- {{cite web
|url= http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=Richard%20K.Call&code=B2473a
|title= SS Richard K. Call
|access-date= 21 January 2020
|ref= {{sfnRef|MARCOM}}
}}
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{{MARCOM ships St. John's River SB Co.}}
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Category:Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida
Category:James River Reserve Fleet