SS Bjarne A. Lia

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History
United States
NameBjarne A. Lia
NamesakeBjarne A. Lia
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorMoore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2332
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$950,315[1]
Yard number73
Way number6
Laid down31 October 1944
Launched30 November 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Bjarne A. Lia
Completed12 December 1944
Identification
FateSold for commercial use, 24 May 1949
United States
NameFrederic C. Collin
OwnerDrytrans Inc.
FateSold, 1958
Liberia
NamePenn Trader
OwnerBulkcargo Shipping Corp.
OperatorPenn Shipping Co.
FateSold, 1964
United States
NameHanover
OwnerPan American Tankers Corp.
OperatorGeorge T. Bates & Co.
FateSold, 1966
Liberia
NameSanta Sofia
OwnerSanta Sofia Cia Armadora, Panama
FateSold, 1966
Liberia
NameSigalpha
OwnerOcean Transport Co.
OperatorNeris Carbon and Oil Corp.
FateSold, 1967
Liberia
NameSigalpha
OwnerCoast Navigation Inc.
OperatorHugo Neu Corp
FateSold for scrapping, 1968
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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 Bjarne A. Lia was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Bjarne A. Lia.

Construction[edit]

Bjarne A. Lia was laid down on 31 October 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2332, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Bjarne A. Lia, widow of the namesake, and launched on 30 November 1944.[3][1]

History[edit]

She was allocated to the Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., 14 December 1944.[4]

She was sold into commercial service in 1949 and after a series of sales and name changes she was scrapped on 29 June 1968 in Split.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c MARCOM.
  2. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. ^ J.A. Panama City 2010.
  4. ^ MARAD.
  5. ^ "Bjarne A. Lia (2246934)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

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