The vessel does not appear in Merchant Vessels of the United States for fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 and only appears in the 1943 registry as a casualty (with location error) so some U.S. registry details are missing. Lloyd's Register has GRT corrected and some dimensions stricken.
General characteristics [2]
Type
Liberty (EC2-S-C1)
Tonnage
7,176 GRT, 4,380 NRT, 10,807 DWT
Displacement
14,230 tons
Length
422 ft (128.6 m)
Beam
57 ft (17.4 m)
Depth
27.8 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion
Triple expansion 3 cyl steam engine[1]
Speed
12.5 kn (14.4 mph; 23.2 km/h)
Capacity
499,573 cu ft (14,146.3 m3) (bale)
SS Rufus King was a standard Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Founding Father Rufus King, and was wrecked in July 1942, upon Amity Bar South of Moreton Island and north of North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia. She was operated by International Freighting Corporation under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration.
Cargo included nine crated bombers and medical supplies for twelve hospitals totaling 4,000 beds. The loss of the medical cargo would have been disastrous for medical service to forces in Australia. More than 85% of that cargo was salvaged by Australian salvage crews and U.S. Army medical personnel.
Ownership of the bow section was transferred to the U.S. Army, salvaged and converted in Australia into a repair facility for supporting the U.S. Army Small Ships Section water craft and vessels and dubbed "Half Rufus"[note 1] serving at Milne Bay and Finschhafen during the New Guinea Campaign through 1945.
The stern section remains in place and is now a dive site.
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