SS Samalness

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameSamalness
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1517
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,101,409 [1]
Yard number133
Way number5
Laid down15 January 1944
Launched29 February 1944
Sponsored byMrs. F.W. Prathe
Completed11 March 1944
FateTransferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameSamalness
Acquired11 March 1944
Identification
FateSold, 30 April 1947
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameCastledore
Operator Maritime Shipping & Trading Company
Acquired30 April 1947
FateRan aground and sunk, 28 January 1951
General characteristics [2]
Class and 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 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.

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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]

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