SS Samfairy
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Name | Samfairy |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2350 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,108,248[1] |
Yard number | 135 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 31 January 1944 |
Launched | 16 March 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Fran O. Sherrill |
Completed | 28 March 1944 |
Fate | Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. |
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Name | Samfairy |
Acquired | 28 March 1944 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold, 24 April 1947 |
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Name | Admiral Cunningham |
Operator | |
Acquired | 24 April 1947 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1969 |
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Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Samfairy 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[]
Samfairy was laid down on 31 January 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2350, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Fran O. Sherrill, and launched on 16 March 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 28 March 1944. On 24 April 1947, she was sold to ,[4] and renamed Admiral Cunningham.[5] She was scrapped in 1969.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ MARAD.
- ^ Maritime.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Samfairy". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "Ships build under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "SS Samfairy". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
Categories:
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1944 ships
- Liberty ships transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport