SS Samfoyle

History
United States
Name	Samfoyle
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2351
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,077,542[1]
Yard number	136
Way number	2
Laid down	8 February 1944
Launched	23 March 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Harry A. Debutts
Completed	31 March 1944
Fate	Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
United Kingdom
Name	Samfoyle
Operator	Cunard-White Star Line
Acquired	31 March 1944
Identification	Call Signal: MYTN [1]
Fate	Sold, 18 April 1947
United Kingdom
Name	Vardulia
Namesake	Vardulia
Operator	Cunard-White Star Line
Acquired	18 April 1947
Fate	Scrapped, 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-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

SS Samfoyle was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was transferred to the British Ministry of War Transportation (MoWT) upon completion.

Construction

Samfoyle was laid down on 8 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2351, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Harry A. Debutts, and launched on 23 March 1944.^[3][1]

History

She was allocated to Cunard-White Star Line, on 31 March 1944. On 18 April 1947, she was sold to Cunard-White Star Line, and renamed Vardulia. She was scrapped in 1968.^[4][5]

References

1. MARCOM.
2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
3. J.A. Brunswick 2010.
4. Liberty Ships.
5. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
• "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
• Maritime Administration. "Samfoyle". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
• Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
• "SS Samfoyle". Retrieved 4 November 2017.