SS Samleyte

History
United States
Name	Samleyte
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2355
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,051,651
Yard number	140
Way number	6
Laid down	7 March 1944
Launched	20 April 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Palmer Hoyt
Completed	29 April 1944
Fate	Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
United Kingdom
Name	Samleyte
Acquired	29 April 1944
Identification	Call Signal: GSXC; ;
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia, 4 November 1947; Sold for scrapping, 17 July 1959;
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;

NameSamleyte

Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2355

BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia

Cost$1,051,651^[1]

SS Samleyte 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.

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United States
Name	Samleyte
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2355
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,051,651^[1]
Yard number	140
Way number	6
Laid down	7 March 1944
Launched	20 April 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Palmer Hoyt
Completed	29 April 1944
Fate	Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.


United Kingdom
Name	Samleyte
Acquired	29 April 1944
Identification	Call Signal: GSXC ^[1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia, 4 November 1947 Sold for scrapping, 17 July 1959


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