SS Samuel G. French was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Samuel G. French, a United States Military Academy graduate in 1843, he obtained the rank of Captain in the US Army and was a veteran of the Mexican–American War. French joined the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and rose to the rank of Major General.

History
United States
NameSamuel G. French
NamesakeSamuel G. French
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorOliver J. Olson & Company
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2294
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$999,159[1]
Yard number35
Way number2
Laid down31 January 1944
Launched21 March 1944
Sponsored byMiss Ada French
Completed22 April 1944
Identification
Fate
Netherlands
NameEgmond
NamesakeEgmond
OwnerNetherlands Government
Acquired25 November 1946
FateSold, 1947
Netherlands
NameAlcyone
NamesakeAlcyone
OwnerVan Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co's Stoomvaart-Maatschappij N.V.
Acquired1947
FateSold, 1958
Liberia
NameNicos S.
OwnerGoulandris Ltd., London
OperatorTricontinental Transport Corp.
Acquired1958
FateSold, 1963
Greece
NameNicos S.
OwnerSyros Shipping Co., London
Acquired1963
FateScrapped, 1971
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 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
Speed11.5 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
Armament

Construction

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Samuel G. French was laid down on 31 January 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2294, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Miss Ada French, granddaughter of namesake, she was launched on 21 March 1944.[3][1]

History

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She was allocated to Oliver J. Olson & Company, on 22 April 1944. On 25 May 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the Hudson River Group. On 25 November 1946, she was sold to the Netherlands for $549,890.31 for commercial use and renamed Egmond. After going through several more owners she was scrapped in Castellon, Spain, in 1971.[4][5]

References

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Bibliography

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  • "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "Samuel G. French". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  • "SS Samuel G. French". Retrieved 7 December 2017.