SS Samaustral

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameSamaustral
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2356
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,066,310 [1]
Yard number141
Way number1
Laid down16 March 1944
Launched28 April 1944
Sponsored byMrs. J.E. Wfird
Completed13 May 1944
FateTransferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameSamaustral
Acquired13 May 1944
Identification
FateSold to J. & C. Harrison, Ltd., 23 April 1947, scrapped 29 June 1971
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 Samaustral 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

Samaustral was laid down on 16 March 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2356, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. J.E. Wfird, and launched on 28 April 1944. [3] [1]

History

She was turned over to the British Ministry of War Transport, on 13 May 1944. On 23 April 1947, she was sold to J.& C. Harrison, Ltd., for commercial use. [4] [5]

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