SS Samalness

History
United States
Name	Samalness
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1517
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,101,409
Yard number	133
Way number	5
Laid down	15 January 1944
Launched	29 February 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. F.W. Prathe
Completed	11 March 1944
Fate	Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
United Kingdom
Name	Samalness
Acquired	11 March 1944
Identification	Call Signal: MXSW; ;
Fate	Sold, 30 April 1947
United Kingdom
Name	Castledore
Operator	Maritime Shipping & Trading Company
Acquired	30 April 1947
Fate	Ran aground and sunk, 28 January 1951
General characteristics
Class & 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-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun; Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun; 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

SS Samalness 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.

NameSamalness

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1517

BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia

Cost$1,101,409^[1]

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United States
Name	Samalness
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1517
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,101,409^[1]
Yard number	133
Way number	5
Laid down	15 January 1944
Launched	29 February 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. F.W. Prathe
Completed	11 March 1944
Fate	Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.


United Kingdom
Name	Samalness
Acquired	11 March 1944
Identification	Call Signal: MXSW ^[1]
Fate	Sold, 30 April 1947


United Kingdom
Name	Castledore
Operator	Maritime Shipping & Trading Company
Acquired	30 April 1947
Fate	Ran aground and sunk, 28 January 1951


General characteristics ^[2]
Class & 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-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns