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SS Patrick H. Morrissey

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History
United States
NamePatrick H. Morrissey
NamesakePatrick H. Morrissey
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1507
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,474,585[1]
Yard number123
Way number1
Laid down23 October 1943
Launched9 December 1943
Sponsored byKatherine M. Geraghty
Completed17 December 1943
FateTransferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
United Kingdom
NameSamdee
Acquired17 December 1943
FateSold, 18 April 1947
United Kingdom
NameSamdee
OperatorTho. & Jno. Brocklebank, Ltd.
Acquired18 April 1947
FateScrapped, 1967
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 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

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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

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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

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Bibliography

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  • "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.