SS Donald W. Bain
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Name | Donald W. Bain |
Namesake | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2360 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,016,239[1] |
Yard number | 145 |
Way number | 5 |
Laid down | 17 April 1944 |
Launched | 25 May 1944 |
Sponsored by | Alice Wilson Broughton |
Completed | 17 June 1944 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold, 31 January 1947 |
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Owner | |
Acquired | 31 January 1947 |
Fate | Sold, 23 February 1949 |
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Name | Lilica |
Owner | |
Acquired | 23 February 1949 |
Fate | Wrecked, rebuilt |
Status | Sold, 29 July 1952 |
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Name | Elisa Camanella |
Owner | |
Acquired | 29 July 1952 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1969 |
General characteristics [2] | |
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Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Donald W. Bain was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after , a state Treasurer of North Carolina.
Construction[]
Donald W. Bain was laid down on 17 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2360, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Alice Willson Broughton, wife of J. Melville Broughton the Governor of North Carolina, and launched on 25 May 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to the , on 17 June 1944. On 31 January 1947, she was sold to the She was resold to the , 23 February 1949, and renamed Lilica. She was wrecked on 25 December 1951, off Civitavecchia, and declared a constructive total loss (CTL) but rebuilt. She was again sold on 29 July 1952, to the Italian shipping company , where she was renamed Elisa Camanella, and converted to a motor ship in 1955. She was scrapped in 1969. [4][5]
References[]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Donald W. Bain". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "SS Donald W. Bain". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1944 ships
- Maritime incidents in 1951