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 United States | |
| Name | Charles C. Randleman |
| Namesake | Charles C. Randleman |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2402 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
| Cost | $893,195[1] |
| Yard number | 187 |
| Way number | 5 |
| Laid down | 15 January 1945 |
| Launched | 25 February 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Harry R. Baggett |
| Completed | 13 March 1945 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Grounded on Apo Reef, 31 August 1945 and Constructive total loss (CTL) |
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| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Charles C. Randleman was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Charles C. Randleman, who was lost at sea while he was a messman on SS William C. McTarnaban, after she was torpedoed by German submarine U-506, on 16 May 1942, in the Gulf of Mexico.
Charles C. Randleman was laid down on 15 January 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2402, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Harry R. Baggett, sister of the namesake, and launched on 25 February 1945.[3][1]
She was allocated to the American Foreign Steamship Corporation, on 13 March 1945. On 31 August 1945, she was grounded on Apo Reef, off Mindoro Island, and declared a constructive total loss (CTL).[4][5]
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