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United States
Name	Samalness
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1517
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,101,409
Yard number	133
Way number	5
Laid down	15 January 1944
Launched	29 February 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. F.W. Prathe
Completed	11 March 1944
Fate	Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
United Kingdom
Name	Samalness
Acquired	11 March 1944
Identification	Call Signal: MXSW
Fate	Sold, 30 April 1947
United Kingdom
Name	Castledore
Operator	Maritime Shipping & Trading Company
Acquired	30 April 1947
Fate	Ran aground and sunk, 28 January 1951
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 Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 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 Samalness 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

Samalness was laid down on 15 January 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1517, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. F.W. Prathe, and launched on 29 February 1944.

History

She was allocated to Haldin & Philips, on 11 March 1944. On 30 April 1947, she was sold to the Maritime Shipping & Trading Company, and renamed Castledore. On 28 January 1951, she ran aground off Spain and sank when her propeller fell off.

References

1. ^ MARCOM.
2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
3. J.A. Brunswick 2010.
4. Liberty Ships.
5. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
• "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 3 November 2017.
• Maritime Administration. "Samalness". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
• "SS Samalness". Retrieved 5 November 2017.

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Shipwrecks	7 Jan: HTMS Pratae 28 Jan: Castledore 29 Jan: USS Independence 2 Feb: USS Partridge 18 Feb: Nairana 13 Apr: Arab Trader 16 Apr: HMS Affray 27 Apr: RFA Bedenham 10 May: Marrawah 10 Jun: Maharashmi 1 Jul: HTMS Sri Ayudhya 15 Aug: Wahine 1 Sep: HMS Bagshot, Pelican 3 Sep: Imperial Hamilton 14 Sep: Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica
Other incidents	16 Jan: George Washington 23 Feb: Etivebank 14 May: USCGC Cherokee, USS Sunbird, USS Valcour 18 May: Nancy Moller 29 May Barossa 19 Jul: RFA Wave Laird 20 Aug: Dromus, Prince Rupert 22 Aug: USS Wisconsin 10 Sep: Scillonian 22 Oct: Gripfast 6 Nov: Birgitte Skou 28 Dec: Flying Enterprise Unknown date: HMS Grenville
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• Maritime incidents in 1951
• Liberty ships transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport