SS R.P. Resor
The R.P. Resor | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | R.P. Resor |
| Owner | Standard Oil Company of New Jersey |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1936 |
| Homeport | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Fate | Torpedoed by U-578, 28 February 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 7,541 GRT |
| Length | 435 ft 9 in (132.82 m) |
| Beam | 66 ft 6 in (20.27 m) |
| Draft | 34 ft 7 in (10.54 m) |
| Propulsion | Oil fired steam engine, twin screws |
| Speed | 12.7 knots (23.5 km/h) |
| Crew | 41 + 9 Navy Armed Guard gun crew |
| Armament | 1 × 4"/50 caliber gun |
The R.P. Resor sinking, February 28, 1942. | |
R.P. Resor was a tanker ship built in 1936 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey for the Standard Oil Company. She was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-578 on 28 February 1942 and later sank.