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Name | Samfinn |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2352 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,071,236[1] |
Yard number | 137 |
Way number | 3 |
Laid down | 14 February 1944 |
Launched | 31 March 1944 |
Sponsored by | Miss Betty Dean |
Completed | 13 April 1944 |
Fate | Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. |
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Name | Samfinn |
Operator | Donaldson Bros. & Black |
Acquired | 13 April 1944 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Samfinn 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
[edit]Samfinn was laid down on 14 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2352, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Miss Betty Dean, and launched on 31 March 1944.[3][1]
History
[edit]She was allocated to Donaldson Bros. & Black, on 13 April 1944. On 16 September 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. She was sold to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, 18 April 1961, for $62,339.89, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 12 June 1961.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography
[edit]- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Samfinn". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "SS Samfinn". Retrieved 4 November 2017.