SS R.P. Resor

The R.P. Resor

History
NameR.P. Resor
OwnerStandard Oil Company of New Jersey
Port of registry
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Launched1936
HomeportWilmington, Delaware
FateTorpedoed by U-578, 28 February 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage7,541 GRT
Length435 ft 9 in (132.82 m)
Beam66 ft 6 in (20.27 m)
Draft34 ft 7 in (10.54 m)
PropulsionOil fired steam engine, twin screws
Speed12.7 knots (23.5 km/h)
Crew41 + 9 Navy Armed Guard gun crew
Armament1 × 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.