General Data: USMC Design: USMC Hullnumber: Name of Ship:
EC2-S-C1 MCE-823 Ocean Liberty
Official Number or Navy Hull Call Signal: Flag: Homeport:
--- Norway Lillesand, Norway
Yard Number Building Way or Basin: Name of Building- or Conversion Yard:
Contract and Price Data: Type of Contract: Contract Price: Final Price: Difference between CP and FP:
$0,00  $544.506,00 
USMC Contract Number: Contract Date: Contract Delivery Date: Named
February 1947
Building Data: Laiddown/Start of Conversion: Launched: Delivered / Cancelled Sponsor:

02-05-47 12:00AM

Days on Way: Days on Dock: Days Total:
Owner: Operator:

A/S Sjofart / (T.S.Bendixen)

Comment:
On 07-28-47 caught fire whilst discharging at Brest, France; towed to Shallow water of St.Marc Banks and abandoned; french gunboat attempted to sink ship by gunfire before cargo exploded, but after 8th shell the vessel blew up; wreckage strewn over wide area of port and vessel almost completely destroyed (voyage Baltimore / Antwerp - nitrate and general).
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