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Career (United States)
Name:
Bjarne A. LiaNamesake:
Bjarne A. LiaOwner:
War Shipping Administration (WSA)Operator:
Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Ordered:
as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2332Builder:
J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, FloridaCost:
$950,315[1]Yard number:
73Way number:
6Laid down:
31 October 1944Launched:
30 November 1944Sponsored by:
Mrs. Bjarne A. LiaCompleted:
12 December 1944Identification:
- Call sign: ANBP
[1]Fate:
Sold for commercial use, 24 May 1949
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Career (United States)
Name:
Frederic C. CollinOwner:
Drytrans Inc.Fate:
Sold, 1958
SS Bjarne A. Lia was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Bjarne A. Lia.
Construction
Bjarne A. Lia was laid down on 31 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2332, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Bjarne A. Lia, widow of the namesake, and launched on 30 November 1944.[2][1]
History
She was allocated to the Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., 14 December 1944.[3]
She was sold into commercial service in 1949 and after a series of sales and name changes she was scrapped on 29 June 1968 in Split.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MARCOM.
- ↑ J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ↑ MARAD.
- ↑ "Bjarne A. Lia (2246934)". Miramar Ship Index. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 22 July 2020. (subscription required)
Bibliography
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/jonespanamacity.htm.
- Maritime Administration. "Bjarne A. Lia". Ship History Database Vessel fate Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/535. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)". p. 23. http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf.
- "SS Bjarne A. Lia". http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=Bjarne%20A.Lia&code=B2332a.
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