SS Star of Oregon

	A Liberty ship at sea
History
United States
Name	SS Star of Oregon
Builder	Oregon Shipbuilding Company, Portland, Oregon
Yard number	171
Way number	7
Laid down	19 May 1941
Launched	27 September 1941
Completed	31 December 1941
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk off Tobago, 30 August 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Type EC2-S-C1 Liberty ship
Displacement	14,245 long tons (14,474 t)
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) o/a; 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) p/p; 427 ft (130 m) w/l;
Beam	57 ft (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Propulsion	Two oil-fired boilers; Triple-expansion steam engine; 2,500 hp (1,900 kW); Single screw;
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range	20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
Capacity	10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)
Crew	81
Armament	Stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun; Variety of anti-aircraft guns;

SS Star of Oregon (MC hull number 171) was a liberty ship built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Company of Portland, Oregon, and launched on 27 September 1941, the first of the 472 ships built by the company up to November 1945.^[2]

The ship was operated by the States Steamship Company of Portland, under contract from the War Shipping Administration (WSA). On 30 August 1942 she was torpedoed and sunk by U-162 north-east of Tobago at position 11°29′N 59°27′W / 11.48°N 59.45°W / 11.48; -59.45.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Davies, James (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^ "Kaiser Oregon Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^ "Liberty Ships ("Sam")". mariners-l.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

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