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Career (United States) | |
Name: | Samalness |
Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1517 |
Builder: | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost: | $1,101,409[1] |
Yard number: | 133 |
Way number: | 5 |
Laid down: | 15 January 1944 |
Launched: | 29 February 1944 |
Sponsored by: | Mrs. F.W. Prathe |
Completed: | 11 March 1944 |
Fate: | Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. |
Career (United Kingdom) | |
Name: | Samalness |
Acquired: | 11 March 1944 |
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Fate: | Sold, 30 April 1947 |
Career (United Kingdom) | |
Name: | Castledore |
Operator: | Maritime Shipping & Trading Company |
Acquired: | 30 April 1947 |
Fate: | Ran aground and sunk, 28 January 1951 |
General characteristics [2] | |
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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) |
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Propulsion: |
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Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
Capacity: | 10,800 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
Complement: | 41 |
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SS Samalness 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[]
Samalness was laid down on 15 January 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1517, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. F.W. Prathe, and launched on 29 February 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to Haldin & Philips, on 11 March 1944. On 30 April 1947, she was sold to the Maritime Shipping & Trading Company, and renamed Castledore. On 28 January 1951, she ran aground off Spain and sank when her propeller fell off.[4][5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MARCOM.
- ↑ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ↑ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ↑ Liberty Ships.
- ↑ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/jonesbrunswick.htm.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". http://www.glynngen.com/nautical/glynn/libertyships.htm.
- Maritime Administration. "Samalness". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/10665.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)". p. 23. http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf.
- "SS Samalness". http://usmaritimecommission.de/.
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