SS Samaustral

History
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
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
Identification	Call Signal: GSVP; ;
Fate	Sold to J. & C. Harrison, Ltd., 23 April 1947, scrapped 29 June 1971
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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio); 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 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.

NameSamaustral

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2356

Cost$1,066,310^[1]

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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
Identification	Call Signal: GSVP ^[1]
Fate	Sold to J. & C. Harrison, Ltd., 23 April 1947, scrapped 29 June 1971


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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 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