SS Bjarne A. Lia

History
United States
Name	Bjarne A. Lia
Namesake	Bjarne A. Lia
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2332
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$950,315[1]
Yard number	73
Way number	6
Laid down	31 October 1944
Launched	30 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Bjarne A. Lia
Completed	12 December 1944
Identification	Call sign: ANBP [1]
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 24 May 1949
United States
Name	Frederic C. Collin
Owner	Drytrans Inc.
Fate	Sold, 1958
Liberia
Name	Penn Trader
Owner	Bulkcargo Shipping Corp.
Operator	Penn Shipping Co.
Fate	Sold, 1964
United States
Name	Hanover
Owner	Pan American Tankers Corp.
Operator	George T. Bates & Co.
Fate	Sold, 1966
Liberia
Name	Santa Sofia
Owner	Santa Sofia Cia Armadora, Panama
Fate	Sold, 1966
Liberia
Name	Sigalpha
Owner	Ocean Transport Co.
Operator	Neris Carbon and Oil Corp.
Fate	Sold, 1967
Liberia
Name	Sigalpha
Owner	Coast Navigation Inc.
Operator	Hugo Neu Corp
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 1968
General characteristics [2]
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^3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m^3) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

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

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

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

1. 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.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
• Maritime Administration. "Bjarne A. Lia". Ship History Database Vessel fate Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 11 December 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
• "SS Bjarne A. Lia". Retrieved 11 December 2019.