SS M. Michael Edelstein

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameM. Michael Edelstein
Namesake M. Michael Edelstein
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator Smith & Johnson Co.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2305
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$949,954 [1]
Yard number46
Way number1
Laid down28 April 1944
Launched5 June 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Dorothy Strom
Completed22 June 1944
Identification
FateSold to Italy, 27 December 1945
Civil Ensign of Italy.svgItaly
Name
  • Milano
  • Milano II
Namesake Milano
Owner Tirrenia Societe Italiana di Navigazione, Naples, Italy
Acquired1946
FateSold, 1954
Civil Ensign of Italy.svgItaly
NameMerit
Owner Societa in Nome Colletivo Fratelli Lo Faro di Giovanni, Genoa, Italy
Acquired1954
FateSold, 1956
Civil Ensign of Italy.svgItaly
NameAlbaro
Owner Fratelli Lo Faro di Giovanni, Genoa, Italy
Acquired1956
FateSold, 1963
Civil Ensign of Italy.svgItaly
NameMaria Bottiglieri
Owner Giovanni Bottiglieri, Naples, Italy
Acquired22 January 1947
FateScrapped, 1969
General characteristics [2]
Class & type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 knots (21.3  km/h; 13.2  mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

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.

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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. [3] [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. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 MARCOM.
  2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. J.A. Panama City 2010.
  4. Liberty Ships.
  5. MARAD.

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