SS Russell Sage

SS Russell Sage
Career (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:	Call Signal: KVQK
Fate:	Sold for commercial use, 26 February 1947
Career (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
Career (Panama)
Name:	Glen I (1950–1955) Maria Dolores (1950–1955)
Owner:	Cia. de Nav. La. Cordillera, Chiriquí, Panama (1950–1954) Flamengo Cia. de Nav. Transoceanica (1954–1958) D'Amico Soc. di Nav., Rome (1958–1965)
Operator:	D'Amico Soc. di Nav., Rome (1950–1965)
Acquired:	1950
Fate:	Sold, 1965
Career (Greece)
Name:	Nikolis M
Owner:	Miltiades Navegaceon
Operator:	Mattheos Mavridoglou, Piraeus, Greece
Acquired:	1965
Fate:	Wreaked, 1967
General characteristics
Class & type:	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage:	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement:	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length:	441 ft 6 in (135 m)
Beam:	56 ft 10.75 in (17.3419 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)
Propulsion:	2 × oil-fired boilers 1 × triple-expansion steam engine, 2,500 horsepower (1,900 kW) (manufactured by Filer & Stowell Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 1 × screw propeller
Speed:	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h)
Capacity:	10,800 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Complement:	41
Armament:	Stern-mounted 4"/50 caliber (102 mm) gun for use against surfaced submarines variety of anti-aircraft guns

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 22.924244°N 79.949208°W / 22.924244; -79.949208.

Bibliography

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• "Liberty Ships – World War II". http://www.glynngen.com/nautical/glynn/libertyships.htm. 
• Maritime Administration. "Russell Sage". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/10628. 
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)". p. 23. http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf. 
• "SS Russell Sage". http://usmaritimecommission.de/. 
• "Historia del Nikolis M". http://isabeladesagua.tripod.com/barcos_mercantes.html. 
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