SS M. Michael Edelstein
SS M. Michael Edelstein was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after M. Michael Edelstein , a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th district.
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Name: | M. Michael Edelstein |
Namesake: | M. Michael Edelstein |
Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator: | Smith & Johnson Co. |
Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2305 |
Builder: | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost: | $949,954[1] |
Yard number: | 46 |
Way number: | 1 |
Laid down: | 28 April 1944 |
Launched: | 5 June 1944 |
Sponsored by: | Mrs. Dorothy Strom |
Completed: | 22 June 1944 |
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Fate: | Sold to Italy, 27 December 1945 |
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Namesake: | Milano |
Owner: | Tirrenia Societe Italiana di Navigazione, Naples, Italy |
Acquired: | 1946 |
Fate: | Sold, 1954 |
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Name: | Merit |
Owner: | Societa in Nome Colletivo Fratelli Lo Faro di Giovanni, Genoa, Italy |
Acquired: | 1954 |
Fate: | Sold, 1956 |
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Name: | Albaro |
Owner: | Fratelli Lo Faro di Giovanni, Genoa, Italy |
Acquired: | 1956 |
Fate: | Sold, 1963 |
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Name: | Maria Bottiglieri |
Owner: | Giovanni Bottiglieri, Naples, Italy |
Acquired: | 22 January 1947 |
Fate: | Scrapped, 1969 |
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Beam: | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft: | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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Construction
M. Michael Edelstein was laid down on 28 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2305, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Strom, and launched on 5 June 1944.[3][1]
History
She was allocated to Smith & Johnson Co., on 22 June 1944. On 27 December 1945, she was transferred to the Italian Government, which in turn sold her for $553,253.57 to Tirrenia Societe Italiana di Navigazione, Naples, Italy, for commercial use. She was renamed Milano. After being sold to three more Italian owners she was scrapped in Spezia, Italy, in 1969.[4][5]
References
- MARCOM.
- Davies 2004, p. 23.
- J.A. Panama City 2010.
- Liberty Ships.
- MARAD.
Bibliography
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- Maritime Administration. "M. Michael Edelstein". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- "SS M. Michael Edelstein ". Retrieved 19 December 2017.