SS Star of Oregon

SS Star of Oregon (MC hull number 171) was a Liberty ship built by the 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]

A Liberty ship at sea
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	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) o/a 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) p/p 427 ft (130 m) w/l[1]
Beam	57 ft (17 m)[1]
Draft	27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)[1]
Propulsion	Two oil-fired boilers Triple-expansion steam engine 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) Single screw
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	Stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun Variety of anti-aircraft guns

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 11.48°N 59.45°W / 11.48; -59.45.^[4]

References

1. Davies, James (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
2. "Kaiser Oregon Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
3. James V. Hillegas-Elting. "S.S. Star of Oregon". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
4. "Liberty Ships ("Sam")". mariners-l.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2012.