Liberty ship built during WW2 in United States
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History |
United States |
Name | Samlorian |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2358 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,034,152 |
Yard number | 143 |
Way number | 3 |
Laid down | 1 April 1944 |
Launched | 14 May 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. A.M. Harris |
Completed | 26 May 1944 |
Fate | Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. |
United Kingdom |
Name | Samlorian |
Operator | E.R. Management Co. |
Acquired | 26 May 1944 |
Identification | |
Fate | |
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 Samlorian was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was transferred to the British Ministry of War Transportation (MoWT) upon completion.
Construction
Samlorian was laid down on 1 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2358, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. A.M. Harris, and launched on 14 May 1944.
History
She was allocated to E.R. Management Co., on 26 May 1944. On 20 June 1947, she was sold to the Strath Steamship Co., for commercial use. She was scrapped in 1966.
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