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. 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.
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.
References
- ^ 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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