SS Robert R. Livingston

SS Robert R. Livingston was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II.She was named after Robert R. Livingston, a Founding Father of the United States, a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, the 1st United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the 1st Chancellor of New York, and a Minister to France.Robert R. Livingston was laid down on 3 January 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1516, by J.A.On 27 November 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Astoria, Oregon.On 2 January 1962, she was sold, along with two other ships, to Zidell Exploration, Inc., for $193,707.91, for scrapping.
Robert R. LivingstonJ.A. Jones ConstructionBrunswickCall SignalNational Defense Reserve FleetAstoria, OregonLiberty shiplong tonsboilerstriple-expansion steam engineFiler and StowellMilwaukee, Wisconsinscrew 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 IIFounding Father of the United StatesCommittee of FiveDeclaration of IndependenceUnited States Secretary of Foreign AffairsChancellor of New YorkMinister to FranceMaritime CommissionJames Addison JonesA.H. Bull CompanyRobert LivingstonUnited States foundingNew York ConstitutionLouisiana Purchase (negotiated)North River SteamboatRobert Livingston (father)Edward Livingston (brother)Robert Livingston (grandfather)Clermont State Historic SiteFirst inauguration of George Washington1776 (1969 musical, 1972 film)MARCOMJones 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. TerrellSamalnessIsaac 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 HudsonLunsford RichardsonJohan 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