SS Samvigna
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Name | Samvigna |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2353 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,058,529[1] |
Yard number | 138 |
Way number | 4 |
Laid down | 22 February 1944 |
Launched | 8 April 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Alexandra G. Brown |
Completed | 20 April 1944 |
Fate | Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. |
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Name | Samvigna |
Operator | Hain Steamship |
Acquired | 20 April 1944 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Samvigna 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.
Bauwesen
[edit]Samvigna was laid down on 22 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2353, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Alexandra G. Brown, and launched on 8 April 1944.[3][1]
History
[edit]She was allocated to Hain Steamship, on 20 April 1944. On 30 June 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. She was sold to Southern Scrap Material Co., Ltd., 18 February 1960, for $70,150, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 21 March 1960.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography
[edit]- "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. "Samvigna". 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 Samvigna". Retrieved 7 November 2017.