SS Samselbu

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 & 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 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;

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.

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