SS Russell Sage

History
United States
Name	Russell Sage
Namesake	Russell Sage
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1545
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,333,089[1]
Yard number	27
Way number	6
Laid down	25 November 1943
Launched	5 January 1944
Completed	29 February 1944
Identification	Call Signal: KVQK [1]
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 26 February 1947
Panama
Name	Glen I
Owner	, Cristóbal, Colón, Panama
Operator	, New York City
Acquired	26 February 1947
Fate	Sold, 1950
Panama
Name	Glen I (1950–1955) Maria Dolores (1950–1955)
Owner	Cordillera, Chiriquí, Panama (1950–1954) (1954–1958) , Rome (1958–1965)
Operator	D'Amico Soc. di Nav., Rome (1950–1965)
Acquired	1950
Fate	Sold, 1965
Greece
Name	Nikolis M
Owner
Operator	, Piraeus, Greece
Acquired	1965
Fate	Wreaked, 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 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 Russell Sage was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Russell Sage, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, financier, and railroad executive.

Construction[]

Russell Sage was laid down on 25 November 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1545, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 5 January 1944.^[3][1]

History[]

She was allocated to , on 29 February 1944. On 26 February 1947, she was sold for $544,506 to , for commercial use.^[4][5]

After going through several owners, in 1967, she was named Nikolis M and owned by and sailing under a Greek flag when she stranded in Isabela de Sagua. Her wreck is located at

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Coordinates: 22°55′27″N 79°56′57″W / 22.924244°N 79.949208°W / 22.924244; -79.949208

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