SS M. Michael Edelstein

History
United States
Name	M. Michael Edelstein
Namesake	M. Michael Edelstein
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2305
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$949,954[1]
Yard number	46
Way number	1
Laid down	28 April 1944
Launched	5 June 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Dorothy Strom
Completed	22 June 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WQEV [1]
Fate	Sold to Italy, 27 December 1945
Italy
Name	Milano Milano II
Namesake	Milano
Owner	, Naples, Italy
Acquired	1946
Fate	Sold, 1954
Italy
Name	Merit
Owner	, Genoa, Italy
Acquired	1954
Fate	Sold, 1956
Italy
Name	Albaro
Owner	, Genoa, Italy
Acquired	1956
Fate	Sold, 1963
Italy
Name	Maria Bottiglieri
Owner	, Naples, Italy
Acquired	22 January 1947
Fate	Scrapped, 1969
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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
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)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS M. Michael Edelstein was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after M. Michael Edelstein, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th district.

Construction[]

M. Michael Edelstein was laid down on 28 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2305, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Strom, and launched on 5 June 1944.^[3][1]

History[]

She was allocated to , on 22 June 1944. On 27 December 1945, she was transferred to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her for $553,253.57 to , Naples, Italy, for commercial use. She was renamed Milano. After being sold to three more Italian owners she was scrapped in Spezia, Italy, in 1969.^[4][5]

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