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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Samaustral |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2356 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,066,310[1] |
Yard number | 141 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 16 March 1944 |
Launched | 28 April 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. J.E. Wfird |
Completed | 13 May 1944 |
Fate | Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Samaustral |
Acquired | 13 May 1944 |
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Fate | Sold to J. & C. Harrison, Ltd., 23 April 1947, scrapped 29 June 1971 |
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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 Samaustral 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.
Samaustral was laid down on 16 March 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2356, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. J.E. Wfird, and launched on 28 April 1944.[3][1]
She was turned over to the British Ministry of War Transport, on 13 May 1944. On 23 April 1947, she was sold to J.& C. Harrison, Ltd., for commercial use.[4][5]