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.
Construction
''Robert Lansing'' was laid down on 3 June 1943, under a
Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1531, by
J.A. Jones Construction,
Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 17 July 1943.
History
She was allocated to
Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
The Moore-McCormack Lines was a series of companies operating as shipping lines, operated by the Moore-McCormack Company, Incorporated, later Moore-McCormack Lines, Incorporated, and simply Mooremack, founded in 1913 in New York City. It ceased tr ...
, on 6 August 1943. On 5 June 1948, she was laid up in the
National Defense Reserve Fleet, in
Wilmington, North Carolina. On 24 March 1967, she was sold for $48,071 to
Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 7 April 1967.
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Liberty ships
Ships built in Panama City, Florida
1943 ships
Wilmington Reserve Fleet