SS M. Michael Edelstein

SS M. Michael Edelstein was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after M. Michael Edelstein, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th district.

History
United States
Name	M. Michael Edelstein
Namesake	M. Michael Edelstein
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Smith & Johnson Co.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2305
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$949,954[1]
Yard number	46
Way number	1
Laid down	28 April 1944
Launched	5 June 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Dorothy Strom
Completed	22 June 1944
Identification	Call Signal: WQEV [1]
Fate	Sold to Italy, 27 December 1945
Italy
Name	Milano Milano II
Namesake	Milano
Owner	Tirrenia Societe Italiana di Navigazione, Naples, Italy
Acquired	1946
Fate	Sold, 1954
Italy
Name	Merit
Owner	Societa in Nome Colletivo Fratelli Lo Faro di Giovanni, Genoa, Italy
Acquired	1954
Fate	Sold, 1956
Italy
Name	Albaro
Owner	Fratelli Lo Faro di Giovanni, Genoa, Italy
Acquired	1956
Fate	Sold, 1963
Italy
Name	Maria Bottiglieri
Owner	Giovanni Bottiglieri, Naples, Italy
Acquired	22 January 1947
Fate	Scrapped, 1969
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

Construction

M. Michael Edelstein was laid down on 28 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2305, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Strom, and launched on 5 June 1944.^[3][1]

History

She was allocated to Smith & Johnson Co., on 22 June 1944. On 27 December 1945, she was transferred to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her for $553,253.57 to Tirrenia Societe Italiana di Navigazione, Naples, Italy, for commercial use. She was renamed Milano. After being sold to three more Italian owners she was scrapped in Spezia, Italy, in 1969.^[4][5]