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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
Fate Struck mine and sunk, 19 March 1945
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
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
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
Armament
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.
References
Bibliography
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