SS Robert F. Burns was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II.

She was named after Robert F. Burns, a Merchant marine killed when U-66 torpedoed Topa Topa, 350 mi (560 km) off North of Cayenne, French Guiana, 29 August 1942.

[4][5] Robert F. Burns was laid down on 30 June 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 3146, by J.A.

Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 28 August 1945.

[1][2] She was allocated to United States Navigation Co.Inc., on 19 September 1945.