SS Samvigna
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Name | Samvigna |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2353 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,058,529[1] |
Yard number | 138 |
Way number | 4 |
Laid down | 22 February 1944 |
Launched | 8 April 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Alexandra G. Brown |
Completed | 20 April 1944 |
Fate | Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. |
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Name | Samvigna |
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Acquired | 20 April 1944 |
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Fate | Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 30 June 1948 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 18 February 1960 |
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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 Samvigna 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[]
Samvigna was laid down on 22 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2353, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Alexandra G. Brown, and launched on 8 April 1944.[3][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 20 April 1944. On 30 June 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. She was sold to , 18 February 1960, for $70,150, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 21 March 1960.[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 7 November 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Samvigna". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "SS Samvigna". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
Categories:
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1944 ships
- Mobile Reserve Fleet
- Liberty ships transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport