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SS Donald W. Bain

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History
United States
NameDonald W. Bain
NamesakeDonald W. Bain
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2360
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia
Cost$1,016,239[1]
Yard number145
Way number5
Laid down17 April 1944
Launched25 May 1944
Sponsored byAlice Wilson Broughton
Completed17 June 1944
Identification
FateSold, 31 January 1947
United States
OwnerCosmopolitan Shipping Co., Inc.
Acquired31 January 1947
FateSold, 23 February 1949
United States
NameLilica
OwnerDolphin Steamship Corp.
Acquired23 February 1949
FateWrecked, rebuilt, sold, 29 July 1952
Italy
NameElisa Camanella
OwnerSociete Di Navigazione Tito Campanella
Acquired29 July 1952
FateScrapped, 1969
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

SS Donald W. Bain was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Donald W. Bain, a state Treasurer of North Carolina.

Construction

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Donald W. Bain was laid down on 17 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2360, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Alice Willson Broughton, wife of J. Melville Broughton the Governor of North Carolina and a grandniece of the ship's eponym, and launched on 25 May 1944.[3][1]

History

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She was allocated to the Norton Lilly Management Corp., on 17 June 1944. On 31 January 1947, she was sold to the Cosmopolitan Shipping Co., Inc. She was resold to the Dolphin Steamship Corp., 23 February 1949, and renamed Lilica. She was wrecked on 25 December 1951, off Civitavecchia, and declared a constructive total loss (CTL) but rebuilt. She was again sold on 29 July 1952, to the Italian shipping company Societe Di Navigazione Tito Campanella, where she was renamed Elisa Camanella, and converted to a motor ship in 1955. She was scrapped in 1969. [4][5]

References

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Bibliography

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  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "Donald W. Bain". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  • "SS Donald W. Bain". Retrieved 8 November 2017.