SS Russell Sage
World War II Liberty ship of the United States
| History |
United States |
Name | Russell Sage |
Namesake | Russell Sage |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Marine Transport Lines, Inc. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1545 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $1,333,089 |
Yard number | 27 |
Way number | 6 |
Laid down | 25 November 1943 |
Launched | 5 January 1944 |
Completed | 29 February 1944 |
Identification | |
Fate | Sold for commercial use, 26 February 1947 |
Panama |
Name | Glen I |
Owner | Caribbean Land & Shipping Corp, Cristóbal, Colón, Panama |
Operator | T. Gotaas & Co., New York City |
Acquired | 26 February 1947 |
Fate | Sold, 1950 |
Panama |
Name |
- Glen I (1950–1955)
- Maria Dolores (1950–1955)
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Owner | |
Operator | D'Amico Soc. di Nav., Rome (1950–1965) |
Acquired | 1950 |
Fate | Sold, 1965 |
Greece |
Name | Nikolis M |
Owner | Miltiades Navegaceon |
Operator | Mattheos Mavridoglou, Piraeus, Greece |
Acquired | 1965 |
Fate | Wrecked, 1967 |
General characteristics |
Class and type | |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | |
Length |
- 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
- 416 feet (127 m) pp
- 427 feet (130 m) lwl
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
Installed power |
- 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
- 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
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Propulsion | |
Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Capacity |
- 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
- 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
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Complement | |
Armament | |
SS Russell Sage was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Russell Sage, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, financier, and railroad executive.
Construction
Russell Sage was laid down on 25 November 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1545, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 5 January 1944.
History
She was allocated to Marine Transport Lines, Inc., on 29 February 1944. On 26 February 1947, she was sold for $544,506 to Caribbean Land & Shipping Corp., for commercial use.
After going through several owners, in 1967, she was named Nikolis M and owned by Miltiades Navegaceon and sailing under a Greek flag when she stranded in Isabela de Sagua. Her wreck is located at 22°55′27″N 79°56′57″W / 22.924244°N 79.949208°W / 22.924244; -79.949208.
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