SS Samfairy

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameSamfairy
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2350
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,108,248 [1]
Yard number135
Way number1
Laid down31 January 1944
Launched16 March 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Fran O. Sherrill
Completed28 March 1944
FateTransferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameSamfairy
Acquired28 March 1944
Identification
FateSold, 24 April 1947
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameAdmiral Cunningham
Operator S.G. Embiricos, Ltd.
Acquired24 April 1947
FateScrapped, 1969
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 Samfairy 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

Samfairy was laid down on 31 January 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2350, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Fran O. Sherrill, and launched on 16 March 1944. [3] [1]

History

She was allocated to Haldin & Philips, on 28 March 1944. On 24 April 1947, she was sold to S.G. Embiricos, Ltd., [4] and renamed Admiral Cunningham. [5] She was scrapped in 1969. [6]

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