SS Lunsford Richardson

SS Lunsford Richardson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II.She was named after Lunsford Richardson, a pharmacist and founder of the Vick Chemical Company.Lunsford Richardson was laid down on 2 August 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2374, by J.A.On 11 October 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Wilmington, North Carolina.On 12 April 1961, she was sold for $51,515, to Northern Metal Company, for scrapping.
Lunsford RichardsonJ.A. Jones ConstructionBrunswickCall SignalNational Defense Reserve FleetWilmington, North CarolinaLiberty shiplong tonsboilerstriple-expansion steam engineHamilton, Ohioscrew propeller3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikonanti-aircraft37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1United StatesWorld War IIpharmacistVick Chemical CompanyMaritime CommissionWilliam J. Rountree CompanyMARCOMJones ConstructionBrunswick, GeorgiaType EC2-S-C1 shipsJames M. WayneWilliam B. WoodsJoseph R. LamarThomas ToddRobert TrimbleJohn CatronJohn McKinleyJohn A. CampbellJohn M. HarlanHowell E. JacksonEdward D. WhiteHorace H. LurtonHenry W. GradyJames A. WetmoreFrederick BartholdiJohn B. GordonEdward P. AlexanderRobert BatteyPatrick H. MorrisseyJoe C. S. BlackburnJohn B. LennonGeorge G. CrawfordDavid B. JohnsonHoward E. CoffinR. Ney McNeelyBenjamin H. HillJoseph M. TerrellRobert R. LivingstonSamalnessIsaac ShelbySamfairySamfoyleSamfinnSamvignaSamselbuSamleyteSamaustralSamingoySamlorianSamolandDonald W. BainAugustine B. McManusJames B. DukeW. P. FewAlexander S. ClayF. Southall FarrarJames W. CannonFrank ParkEugene T. ChamberlainThomas B. KingR. Walton MooreNiels PoulsonArthur J. TyrerCassius HudsonJohan PrintzCharles S. HaightR. J. ReynoldsDuncan L. ClinchAbigail GibbonsCharles W. StilesMurray M. BlumLaura BridgmanRichard RandallEdward R. SquibbJohn H. HammondAlbert K. SmileyIra Nelson MorrisGeorge W. NorrisArthur M. HulbertM. E. ComerfordFelix RiesenbergRobert J. BanksWilliam F. JermanWilliam CoxGeorge R. PooleHarold O. WilsonJames Bennett MooreHalton R. CareyHarold DossettPatrick S. MahonyRichard A. Van PeltCharles C. RandlemanRoy James ColePatrick B. WhalenType C1-M-AV1 shipsCaptain Arlo L. Olson