SS Samfoyle

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameSamfoyle
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2351
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,077,542 [1]
Yard number136
Way number2
Laid down8 February 1944
Launched23 March 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Harry A. Debutts
Completed31 March 1944
FateTransferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameSamfoyle
Operator Cunard-White Star Line
Acquired31 March 1944
Identification
FateSold, 18 April 1947
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameVardulia
Namesake Vardulia
OperatorCunard-White Star Line
Acquired18 April 1947
FateScrapped, 1968
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 Samfoyle 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

Samfoyle was laid down on 8 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2351, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Harry A. Debutts, and launched on 23 March 1944. [3] [1]

History

She was allocated to Cunard-White Star Line, on 31 March 1944. On 18 April 1947, she was sold to Cunard-White Star Line, and renamed Vardulia. She was scrapped in 1968. [4] [5]

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