SS Samfairy
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Name | Samfairy |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2350 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,108,248[1] |
Yard number | 135 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 31 January 1944 |
Launched | 16 March 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Fran O. Sherrill |
Completed | 28 March 1944 |
Fate | Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. |
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Name | Samfairy |
Acquired | 28 March 1944 |
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Fate | Sold, 24 April 1947 |
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Name | Admiral Cunningham |
Operator | S.G. Embiricos, Ltd. |
Acquired | 24 April 1947 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1969 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Samfairy 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
Samfairy was laid down on 31 January 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2350, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. Fran O. Sherrill, and launched on 16 March 1944.[3][1]
History
She was allocated to Haldin & Philips, on 28 March 1944. On 24 April 1947, she was sold to S.G. Embiricos, Ltd.,[4] and renamed Admiral Cunningham.[5] She was scrapped in 1969.[6]
References
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ MARAD.
- ^ Maritime.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
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. "Samfairy". 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.
- "Ships build under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "SS Samfairy". Retrieved 4 November 2017.