SS Uriah M. Rose

World War II Liberty ship of the United States

History

United States
Name	Uriah M. Rose
Namesake	Uriah M. Rose
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	American President Lines
Builder	Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California
Yard number	2729
Way number	7
Laid down	19 December 1943
Launched	10 January 1944
Fate	Sold, 1947 Scrapped, 1972
General characteristics
Type	Liberty ship
Tonnage	7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam	56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft	27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Propulsion	Two oil-fired boilers Triple-expansion steam engine Single screw 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Capacity	9,140 tons cargo
Complement	41
Armament	1 × Stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun AA guns

SS Uriah M. Rose (MC contract 2729) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Uriah M. Rose, an influential Arkansas lawyer.

The ship was laid down by Permanente Metals in their Richmond Yard #2 on December 19, 1943, then launched on January 10, 1944. Uriah M. Rose was operated by American President Lines under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. American President Lines. In 1947 she was sold to French Gov't.(Cie.Generale Transatlantique) and renamed Aurray. In 1950 she was sold to Messageries Maritimes, Paris. In 1961 she was sold to Zim Israel Nav.Co, Haifa under an Israeli flag and renamed Pan. Zim Israel Nav.Co converted to motor ship, removing her steam engines. In 1964 she was sold to Pagan SS Corp, Nassau, a British flag and renamed Orchidea. In 1970 she was sold to Ardena Shipping Company, a Cyprus flag and renamed Ardena. In 1972 she was scrapped at Bilbao. ^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Kaiser Permanente No. 2". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
^ mariners-l.co.uk LibShipsT

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