| SS M. Michael Edelstein | |
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| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | M. Michael Edelstein |
| Namesake: | M. Michael Edelstein |
| Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator: | Smith & Johnson Co. |
| Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2305 |
| Builder: | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
| Cost: | $949,954[1] |
| Yard number: | 46 |
| Way number: | 1 |
| Laid down: | 28 April 1944 |
| Launched: | 5 June 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Dorothy Strom |
| Completed: | 22 June 1944 |
| Identification: |
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| Fate: | Sold to Italy, 27 December 1945 |
| Career (Italy) |  |
| Name: |
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| Namesake: | Milano |
| Owner: | Tirrenia Societe Italiana di Navigazione, Naples, Italy |
| Acquired: | 1946 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1954 |
| Career (Italy) | |
| Name: | Merit |
| Owner: | Societa in Nome Colletivo Fratelli Lo Faro di Giovanni, Genoa, Italy |
| Acquired: | 1954 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1956 |
| Career (Italy) | |
| Name: | Albaro |
| Owner: | Fratelli Lo Faro di Giovanni, Genoa, Italy |
| Acquired: | 1956 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1963 |
| Career (Italy) | |
| Name: | Maria Bottiglieri |
| Owner: | Giovanni Bottiglieri, Naples, Italy |
| Acquired: | 22 January 1947 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1969 |
SS M. Michael Edelstein was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after M. Michael Edelstein, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th district.
Construction[]
M. Michael Edelstein was laid down on 28 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2305, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Strom, and launched on 5 June 1944.[2][1]
History[]
She was allocated to Smith & Johnson Co., on 22 June 1944. On 27 December 1945, she was transferred to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her for $553,253.57 to Tirrenia Societe Italiana di Navigazione, Naples, Italy, for commercial use. She was renamed Milano. After being sold to three more Italian owners she was scrapped in Spezia, Italy, in 1969.[3][4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MARCOM.
- ↑ J.A. Panama City 2010.
- ↑ Liberty Ships.
- ↑ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/jonespanamacity.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". http://www.glynngen.com/nautical/glynn/libertyships.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "M. Michael Edelstein". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/4740. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)". p. 23. http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- "SS M. Michael Edelstein ". http://usmaritimecommission.de/. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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