History
United States
Name	Samvigna
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2353
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost	$1,058,529[1]
Yard number	138
Way number	4
Laid down	22 February 1944
Launched	8 April 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Alexandra G. Brown
Completed	20 April 1944
Fate	Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion.
United Kingdom
Name	Samvigna
Operator	Hain Steamship
Acquired	20 April 1944
Identification	Call Signal: MYTQ [1]
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 30 June 1948 Sold for scrapping, 18 February 1960
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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 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	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 Samvigna 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

Samvigna was laid down on 22 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2353, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Alexandra G. Brown, and launched on 8 April 1944.^[3][1]

History

She was allocated to Hain Steamship, on 20 April 1944. On 30 June 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. She was sold to Southern Scrap Material Co., Ltd., 18 February 1960, for $70,150, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 21 March 1960.^[4][5]

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