SS Soter Ortynsky

History
United States
Name	Soter Ortynsky
Namesake	Soter Ortynsky
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Wessel Duval & Company
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2331
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$945,007
Yard number	72
Way number	4
Laid down	25 October 1944
Launched	27 November 1944
Completed	8 December 1944
Identification	Call sign: ANBO; ;
Fate	Placed in the James River Reserve Fleet, in Lee Hall, Virginia, 7 November 1945; Sold for scrapping, 21 December 1959, withdrawn from the fleet, 7 January 1960;
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 anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

SS Soter Ortynsky was a

Greek Catholics

in the United States.

Construction

Soter Ortynsky was laid down on 25 October 1944, under a

Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2331, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; and launched on 27 November 1944.^[3]^[1]

She was allocated to

James River Reserve Fleet, in Lee Hall, Virginia. She had been laid up because of the need for $56,500 in repairs.^[4]

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Maritime Administration. "Soter Ortynsky". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 11 December 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
"SS Soter Ortynsky". Retrieved 11 December 2019.