World War II Liberty ship of the United States
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 United States |
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| Name | Samfinn |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2352 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
| Cost | $1,071,236 |
| Yard number | 137 |
| Way number | 3 |
| Laid down | 14 February 1944 |
| Launched | 31 March 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Betty Dean |
| Completed | 13 April 1944 |
| Fate | Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. |
 United Kingdom |
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| Name | Samfinn |
| Operator | Donaldson Bros. & Black |
| Acquired | 13 April 1944 |
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| General characteristics |
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| Displacement | |
| Length |
- 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
- 416 feet (127 m) pp
- 427 feet (130 m) lwl
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| 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)
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| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 11.5 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)
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SS Samfinn 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
Samfinn was laid down on 14 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2352, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Miss Betty Dean, and launched on 31 March 1944.
History
She was allocated to Donaldson Bros. & Black, on 13 April 1944. On 16 September 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. She was sold to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, 18 April 1961, for $62,339.89, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 12 June 1961.
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