SS Samfoyle
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Name | Samfoyle |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2351 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,077,542[1] |
Yard number | 136 |
Way number | 2 |
Laid down | 8 February 1944 |
Launched | 23 March 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Harry A. Debutts |
Completed | 31 March 1944 |
Fate | Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. |
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Name | Samfoyle |
Operator | Cunard-White Star Line |
Acquired | 31 March 1944 |
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Fate | Sold, 18 April 1947 |
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Name | Vardulia |
Namesake | Vardulia |
Operator | Cunard-White Star Line |
Acquired | 18 April 1947 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1968 |
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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 Samfoyle 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[]
Samfoyle was laid down on 8 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2351, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Harry A. Debutts, and launched on 23 March 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to Cunard-White Star Line, on 31 March 1944. On 18 April 1947, she was sold to Cunard-White Star Line, and renamed Vardulia. She was scrapped in 1968.[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 4 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Samfoyle". 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.
- "SS Samfoyle". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
Categories:
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1944 ships
- Liberty ships transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport