SS Samoland

SS Katingo on 11 December 1955
History
United States
NameSamoland
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2359
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,028,195[1]
Yard number144
Way number4
Laid down10 April 1944
Launched20 May 1944
Sponsored byMrs. H.B. Jones
Completed9 June 1944
FateTransferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
United Kingdom
NameSamoland
OperatorE.R. Management Co.
Acquired26 May 1944
Renamed
  • Sea Triumph, 1947
  • Asuncion De Larrinaga, 1948
  • Katingo, 1951
  • Virginia G, 1955
  • Kapetaissa, 1960
  • National Strength, 1964
  • Good Eddie, 1967
Identification
Fate
  • Sold to merchant service
  • Scrapped, 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 Samoland 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.

Construction

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Samoland was laid down on 10 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2359, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. H.B. Jones, daughter-in-law of James Addison Jones, and launched on 20 May 1944.[3][1]

History

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She was allocated to E.R. Management Co., on 9 June 1944. On 30 April 1947, she was sold to the Dover Navigation Co., for commercial use. She was wrecked in 1955, and declared a constructive total loss (CTL), but rebuilt. She was again wrecked in 1968, and scrapped the same year.[4][5]

References

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Bibliography

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  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "Samoland". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  • "SS Samoland". Retrieved 7 November 2017.