SS Samleyte

SS Samleyte 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.Samleyte was laid down on 7 March 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2355, by J.A.Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Palmer Hoyt, and launched on 20 April 1944.On 4 November 1947, she was laid up in the US National Defense Reserve Fleet, in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia.
J.A. Jones ConstructionBrunswickBritish Ministry of War TransportCall SignalNational Defense Reserve FleetJames River GroupLee Hall, VirginiaLiberty shiplong tonsboilerstriple-expansion steam engineFiler and StowellMilwaukee, Wisconsinscrew propeller3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikonanti-aircraft37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1United StatesWorld War IIBritish Ministry of War TransportationMaritime Commissioncathodic protectionBethlehem Steel CompanyMARCOMJones ConstructionBrunswick, GeorgiaType EC2-S-C1 shipsJames M. WayneWilliam B. WoodsJoseph R. LamarThomas ToddRobert TrimbleJohn CatronJohn McKinleyJohn A. CampbellJohn M. HarlanHowell E. JacksonEdward D. WhiteHorace H. LurtonHenry W. GradyJames A. WetmoreFrederick BartholdiJohn B. GordonEdward P. AlexanderRobert BatteyPatrick H. MorrisseyJoe C. S. BlackburnJohn B. LennonGeorge G. CrawfordDavid B. JohnsonHoward E. CoffinR. Ney McNeelyBenjamin H. HillJoseph M. TerrellRobert R. LivingstonSamalnessIsaac ShelbySamfairySamfoyleSamfinnSamvignaSamselbuSamaustralSamingoySamlorianSamolandDonald W. BainAugustine B. McManusJames B. DukeW. P. FewAlexander S. ClayF. Southall FarrarJames W. CannonFrank ParkEugene T. ChamberlainThomas B. KingR. Walton MooreNiels PoulsonArthur J. TyrerCassius HudsonLunsford RichardsonJohan PrintzCharles S. HaightR. J. ReynoldsDuncan L. ClinchAbigail GibbonsCharles W. StilesMurray M. BlumLaura BridgmanRichard RandallEdward R. SquibbJohn H. HammondAlbert K. SmileyIra Nelson MorrisGeorge W. NorrisArthur M. HulbertM. E. ComerfordFelix RiesenbergRobert J. BanksWilliam F. JermanWilliam CoxGeorge R. PooleHarold O. WilsonJames Bennett MooreHalton R. CareyHarold DossettPatrick S. MahonyRichard A. Van PeltCharles C. RandlemanRoy James ColePatrick B. WhalenType C1-M-AV1 shipsCaptain Arlo L. Olson