SS Samarkand
The SS Samarkand (Hull Number 1769, launched as the SS Peter Cooper) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. Originally named after Peter Cooper, an American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist, the ship was laid down by Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company on 24 July 1943, then launched on 25 August 1943. She was loaned to Great Britain as part of the Lend-Lease program where she was renamed the SS Samarkand. She was renamed after the Uzbek city of Samarkand. The ship survived the war and was sold into private ownership in 1947. She was scrapped in 1971.
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SS Samarkand
The SS Samarkand (Hull Number 1769, launched as the SS Peter Cooper) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. Originally named after Peter Cooper, an American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist, the ship was laid down by Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company on 24 July 1943, then launched on 25 August 1943. She was loaned to Great Britain as part of the Lend-Lease program where she was renamed the SS Samarkand. She was renamed after the Uzbek city of Samarkand. The ship survived the war and was sold into private ownership in 1947. She was scrapped in 1971.
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The SS Samarkand (Hull Number ...... 947. She was scrapped in 1971.
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laying down
1943-07-24
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1.344168e+2
ship beam (μ)
1.70688e+1
ship launched
1943-08-25
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Broken up atSplitfrom 30 March 1971
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685,352,894
Ship armament
Stern-mounted 4 in deck gun f ...... variety of anti-aircraft guns.
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Ship completed
September 1943
Ship propulsion
*Two oil-fired boilers,
*triple expansion steam engine,
*single screw, 2500 horsepower
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* Baltimore
* London
* Liverpool
* Monrovia
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The SS Samarkand (Hull Number ...... 947. She was scrapped in 1971.
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SS Samarkand
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*Dove (1958-1965)
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*Gleniffer (1954-1958)
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*Patraic Sky (1965-1971)
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*Peter Cooper (1943)
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*Samarkand (1943-1947)
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*Talthybius (1947-1954)
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