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World War II Liberty ship of the United States

History

United States
Name	Samselbu
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2354
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,048,060
Yard number	139
Way number	5
Laid down	1 March 1944
Launched	16 April 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. William H. Barnhardt
Completed	26 April 1944
Fate	Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
United Kingdom
Name	Samselbu
Operator	Runciman Shipping
Acquired	26 April 1944
Identification	Call Signal: MYTR
Fate	Struck mine and sunk, 19 March 1945
General characteristics
Class and 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 Hamilton Engineering Works, Brunswick, Georgia) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m) (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 Samselbu 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

Samselbu was laid down on 1 March 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2354, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. William H. Barnhardt, and launched on 16 April 1944.

History

She was allocated to Runciman Shipping, on 26 April 1944. On 19 March 1945, she struck a mine off Belgium, at 51°23′N 03°06′E / 51.383°N 3.100°E / 51.383; 3.100, and sunk.

Bibliography

"Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
"Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
Maritime Administration. "Samselbu". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
"SS Samselbu". Retrieved 7 November 2017.

v t e MARCOM ships built by Jones Construction, Jones-Brunswick Shipyards, Brunswick, Georgia, during World War II
Type EC2-S-C1 ships "Liberty Ships"	James M. Wayne William B. Woods Joseph R. Lamar Thomas Todd Robert Trimble John Catron John McKinley John A. Campbell John M. Harlan Howell E. Jackson Edward D. White Horace H. Lurton Henry W. Grady James A. Wetmore Frederick Bartholdi John B. Gordon Edward P. Alexander Robert Battey Patrick H. Morrissey Joe C. S. Blackburn John B. Lennon George G. Crawford David B. Johnson Howard E. Coffin R. Ney McNeely Benjamin H. Hill Joseph M. Terrell Robert R. Livingston Samalness Isaac Shelby Samfairy Samfoyle Samfinn Samvigna Samselbu Samleyte Samaustral Samingoy Samlorian Samoland Donald W. Bain Augustine B. McManus James B. Duke W. P. Few Alexander S. Clay F. Southall Farrar James W. Cannon Frank Park Eugene T. Chamberlain Thomas B. King R. Walton Moore Niels Poulson Arthur J. Tyrer Cassius Hudson Lunsford Richardson Johan Printz Charles S. Haight R. J. Reynolds Duncan L. Clinch Abigail Gibbons Charles W. Stiles Murray M. Blum Laura Bridgman Richard Randall Edward R. Squibb John H. Hammond Albert K. Smiley Ira Nelson Morris George W. Norris Arthur M. Hulbert M. E. Comerford Felix Riesenberg Robert J. Banks William F. Jerman William Cox George R. Poole Harold O. Wilson James Bennett Moore Halton R. Carey Harold Dossett Patrick S. Mahony Richard A. Van Pelt Charles C. Randleman Roy James Cole Patrick B. Whalen
Type C1-M-AV1 ships	Lock Knot/Private George J. Peters Ring Splice Sinnet Crown and Diamond Bell Ringer/Captain Arlo L. Olson Rigger's Eye Span Splice True Knot Shell Bar Mooring Hitch Tag Knot Coastal Mariner Coastal Captain Coastal Ranger

MARCOM ships built by Jones Construction, Jones-Brunswick Shipyards, Brunswick, Georgia, during World War II

Type EC2-S-C1 ships
"Liberty Ships"

Type C1-M-AV1 ships

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1945
Shipwrecks	1 Mar: USS Hannibal 2 Mar: U-3519 3 Mar: HMT Southern Flower, HMAS Steady Hour 4 Mar: U-3508 5 Mar: Nagara Maru 6 Mar: Albert Ballin, Z28 7 Mar: U-1302 10 Mar: Amiral Charner, U-275, U-681 11 Mar: U-682 12 Mar: Sperrbrecher 18, USS Bass, U-260, V 315 Bris 13 Mar: HMS Sealion 13 Mar. Taber Park 14 Mar: Hugo Zeye, U-714, U-1021 15 Mar: USS Lancetfish 16 Mar: U-367 17 Mar: HMCS Guysborough 18 Mar: U-866, TA24 19 Mar: Empire Blessing, Suma, Samselbu 20 Mar: M18, Hakuyo Maru, HMS Lapwing 21 Mar: James Eagan Layne 23 Mar: Gneisenau, Ro-41, USS S-21 24 Mar: Tomozuru 26 Mar: HMAS Terka, U-399, U-1003, Zähringen 27 Mar: U-722, U-905 28 Mar: USS Skylark, USS Trigger 29 Mar: Cha-156, Kommandøren, U-1106, U-1169 30 Mar: Köln, U-96, U-348, U-350, U-429, U-430, U-870, U-884, U-965, U-1131, U-1167, U-2340, U-3508 31 Mar: Ha-60, I-8 Unknown date: Ha-69, USS Kete, U-296
Other incidents	1 Mar: USS Guitarro 6 Mar: Greenhill Park 11 Mar: USS Piranha, U-1201 16 Mar: I-47 18 Mar: Brünhilde 19 Mar: USS Franklin, Ryūhō 20 Mar: USS Piranha 21 Mar: USS Spadefish 23 Mar: U-1003 26 Mar: USS Halligan, HMS Puffin 29 Mar: HMCS Teme 30 Mar: U-1197 31 Mar: USS Case, USS Coos Bay, USS Spot Unknown date: U-758
1944 1945 1946 February 1945 April 1945

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