SS Star of Oregon
 A Liberty ship at sea
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Star of Oregon |
| Namesake | Star of Oregon |
| Builder | Oregon Shipbuilding Company, Portland, Oregon |
| Yard number | 171 |
| Way number | 7 |
| Laid down | 19 May 1941 |
| Launched | 27 September 1941 |
| Completed | 31 December 1941 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk off Tobago, 30 August 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type EC2-S-C1 Liberty ship |
| Displacement | 14,245 long tons (14,474 t)[1] |
| Length | |
| Beam | 57 ft (17 m)[1] |
| Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)[1] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)[1] |
| Range | 20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) |
| Capacity | 10,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT)[1] |
| Crew | 81[1] |
| Armament |
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SS Star of Oregon (
Oregon Shipbuilding Company of Portland, Oregon, and launched on 27 September 1941, the first of the 472 ships built by the company up to November 1945.[2] The ship was named after the Star of Oregon, the first sailing ship built by American settlers in what is now the state of Oregon.[3]
The ship was operated by the States Steamship Company of Portland, under contract from the War Shipping Administration (WSA). On 30 August 1942 she was torpedoed and sunk by U-162 north-east of Tobago at position 11°29′N 59°27′W / 11.48°N 59.45°W.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Davies, James (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "Kaiser Oregon Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ James V. Hillegas-Elting. "S.S. Star of Oregon". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Liberty Ships ("Sam")". mariners-l.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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