SS Samuel Huntington

SS Samuel Huntington was an American liberty ship during World War II. She was the 248th liberty ship authorized by the United States Maritime Commission and was named in honor of Samuel Huntington, a Founding Father and signer of the American Declaration of Independence. SS Samuel Huntington was launched in 1942 and sailed to ports in the Pacific, South America, Africa, and the United Kingdom. She was one of a select group of liberty ships that were outfitted to carry a limited number of either troops or prisoners of war. As part of a convoy to resupply the Allied troops at Anzio, she sank after a successful German bomb attack in January 1944.

Samuel Huntington was a standard liberty ship, similar to SS John W. Brown, seen here.
History
United States
NameSamuel Huntington
NamesakeSamuel Huntington
OwnerUnited States Maritime Commission
OperatorOliver J. Olson & Company., San Francisco, California
BuilderPermanente Metals Corp.
Yard number
Way number4
Laid down20 January 1942
Launched26 April 1942
Completed18 May 1942
IdentificationMC Hull #248
FateBombed and sunk off Anzio, 29 January 1944
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage7,181 GRT
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)
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)
Troops350; 504 POWs
Complement
Armament
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