SS Patrick H. Morrissey

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.

History
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]
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

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

1. MARCOM.
2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
3. Pantagraph 1943, p. 5.
4. J.A. Brunswick 2010.
5. Liberty Ships.
6. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "Liberty Ship Named for Morrissey". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. 8 December 1943. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
• "SS Patrick H. Morrissey". Retrieved 5 November 2017.