SS_Bjarne_A._Lia

History
United States
Name	Bjarne A. Lia
Namesake	Bjarne A. Lia
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2332
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$950,315
Yard number	73
Way number	6
Laid down	31 October 1944
Launched	30 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Bjarne A. Lia
Completed	12 December 1944
Identification	Call sign: ANBP; ;
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 24 May 1949
United States
Name	Frederic C. Collin
Owner	Drytrans Inc.
Fate	Sold, 1958
Liberia
Name	Penn Trader
Owner	Bulkcargo Shipping Corp.
Operator	Penn Shipping Co.
Fate	Sold, 1964
United States
Name	Hanover
Owner	Pan American Tankers Corp.
Operator	George T. Bates & Co.
Fate	Sold, 1966
Liberia
Name	Santa Sofia
Owner	Santa Sofia Cia Armadora, Panama
Fate	Sold, 1966
Liberia
Name	Sigalpha
Owner	Ocean Transport Co.
Operator	Neris Carbon and Oil Corp.
Fate	Sold, 1967
Liberia
Name	Sigalpha
Owner	Coast Navigation Inc.
Operator	Hugo Neu Corp
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 1968
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship; type EC2-S-C1, standard;
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT; 7,176 GRT;
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light); 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max);
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa; 416 feet (127 m) pp; 427 feet (130 m) lwl;
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin); 1 × screw propeller;
Speed	11.5 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	38–62 USMM; 21–40 USNAG;
Armament	Varied by ship; Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun; Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun; 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

SS <i>Bjarne A. Lia</i>

SS Bjarne A. Lia

Liberty ship of WWII

SS Bjarne A. Lia was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Bjarne A. Lia.

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History

United States
Name	Bjarne A. Lia
Namesake	Bjarne A. Lia
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2332
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$950,315^[1]
Yard number	73
Way number	6
Laid down	31 October 1944
Launched	30 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Bjarne A. Lia
Completed	12 December 1944
Identification	Call sign: ANBP ^[1]
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 24 May 1949
United States
Name	Frederic C. Collin
Owner	Drytrans Inc.
Fate	Sold, 1958
Liberia
Name	Penn Trader
Owner	Bulkcargo Shipping Corp.
Operator	Penn Shipping Co.
Fate	Sold, 1964
United States
Name	Hanover
Owner	Pan American Tankers Corp.
Operator	George T. Bates & Co.
Fate	Sold, 1966
Liberia
Name	Santa Sofia
Owner	Santa Sofia Cia Armadora, Panama
Fate	Sold, 1966
Liberia
Name	Sigalpha
Owner	Ocean Transport Co.
Operator	Neris Carbon and Oil Corp.
Fate	Sold, 1967
Liberia
Name	Sigalpha
Owner	Coast Navigation Inc.
Operator	Hugo Neu Corp
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 1968
General characteristics ^[2]
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 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	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns