SS Samfoyle

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File:Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameSamfoyle
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2351
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,077,542[1]
Yard number136
Way number2
Laid down8 February 1944
Launched23 March 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Harry A. Debutts
Completed31 March 1944
FateTransferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameSamfoyle
OperatorCunard-White Star Line
Acquired31 March 1944
Identification
FateSold, 18 April 1947
File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameVardulia
NamesakeVardulia
OperatorCunard-White Star Line
Acquired18 April 1947
FateScrapped, 1968
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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
Armament

SS Samfoyle 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

Samfoyle was laid down on 8 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2351, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Harry A. Debutts, and launched on 23 March 1944.[3][1]

History

She was allocated to Cunard-White Star Line, on 31 March 1944. On 18 April 1947, she was sold to Cunard-White Star Line, and renamed Vardulia. She was scrapped in 1968.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MARCOM.
  2. ↑ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. ↑ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
  4. ↑ Liberty Ships.
  5. ↑ MARAD.

Bibliography

  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "Samfoyle". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  • "SS Samfoyle". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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