SS_Donald_W._Bain

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SS Donald W. Bain

World War II Liberty ship of the United States

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.

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Construction

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

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

  1. [1]
    MARCOM.
  2. [2]
    Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. [3]
    J.A. Brunswick 2010.
  4. [4]
    Liberty Ships.
  5. [5]
    MARAD.

Bibliography

  • "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.
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