SS Patrick H. Morrissey
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United States | |
Name | Patrick H. Morrissey |
Namesake | Patrick H. Morrissey |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1507 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia |
Cost | $1,474,585[1] |
Yard number | 123 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 23 October 1943 |
Launched | 9 December 1943 |
Sponsored by | Katherine M. Geraghty |
Completed | 17 December 1943 |
Fate | Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Samdee |
Acquired | 17 December 1943 |
Fate | Sold, 18 April 1947 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Samdee |
Operator | Tho. & Jno. Brocklebank, Ltd. |
Acquired | 18 April 1947 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1967 |
General characteristics [2] | |
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Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Patrick H. Morrissey was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was originally named after Patrick H. Morrissey, a former head of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.[3] She was transferred to the British Ministry of War Transportation (MoWT) and renamed Samdee upon completion.
Construction
Patrick H. Morrissey was laid down on 23 October 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1507, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Katherine M. Geraghty, daughter of Patrick H. Morrissey, and launched on 9 December 1943.[4][3][1]
History
She was allocated to Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, Ltd., on 17 December 1943. On or about 18 April 1947, she was sold to Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, Ltd. Samdee was scrapped in 1967.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ a b Pantagraph 1943, p. 5.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography
- "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "Patrick H. Morrissey". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- "Liberty Ship Named for Morrissey". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. 8 December 1943. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- "SS Patrick H. Morrissey". Retrieved 5 November 2017.