SS Patrick H. Morrissey

History
United States
Name	Patrick H. Morrissey
Namesake	Patrick H. Morrissey
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1507
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,474,585[1]
Yard number	123
Way number	1
Laid down	23 October 1943
Launched	9 December 1943
Sponsored by	Katherine M. Geraghty
Completed	17 December 1943
Fate	Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
United Kingdom
Name	Samdee
Acquired	17 December 1943
Fate	Sold, 18 April 1947
United Kingdom
Name	Samdee
Operator	Tho. & Jno. Brocklebank, Ltd.
Acquired	18 April 1947
Fate	Scrapped, 1967
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m^3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m^3) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS Patrick H. Morrissey was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was originally named after Patrick H. Morrissey, a former head of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.[3] She was transferred to the British Ministry of War Transportation (MoWT) and renamed Samdee upon completion.

Construction

Patrick H. Morrissey was laid down on 23 October 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1507, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Katherine M. Geraghty, daughter of Patrick H. Morrissey, and launched on 9 December 1943.[4][3][1]

History

She was allocated to Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, Ltd., on 17 December 1943. On or about 18 April 1947, she was sold to Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, Ltd. Samdee was scrapped in 1967.[5][6]

References

1. MARCOM.
2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
3. Pantagraph 1943, p. 5.
4. J.A. Brunswick 2010.
5. Liberty Ships.
6. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
• "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 31 October 2017.
• Maritime Administration. "Patrick H. Morrissey". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
• "Liberty Ship Named for Morrissey". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. 8 December 1943. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
• "SS Patrick H. Morrissey". Retrieved 5 November 2017.