SAMHOLT

Year Built

1943

Official Number

169673

Shipyard

California Shipbuilding Corporation

General Type

General Cargo

Specific Type

Break Bulk

MARAD Type

Ship Length

417.60 feet

Beam

56.80 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

4380.00 tons

Gross Tons

7176.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

499573.00 square feet

Draft, Summer

Draft, Lightweight

Displacement, Summer

Displacement, Lightweight

Immersion, Summer

14230.00 tons

Immersion, Lightweight

3400.00 tons

Fate

Sold - Scrap

There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.

Vessel Name History

1943 - 1943: Jacob Riis
1943 - 1959: Samholt

Vessel Name History

JACOB RIIS

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

No documents for this vessel

Event	Date	Content
Lend-Lease	7/17/1943	Vessel lend-leased to British Ministry of War Transport
Vessel Name Change	7/17/1943	Vessel name changed from JACOB RIIS to SAMHOLT
End of Lend-Lease	7/15/1947	Term of vessel lend-lease ended; vessel placed under the general agency of Cosmopolitan Shipping Co.
Entry	10/17/1947	Vessel entered James River Reserve Fleet
Withdrawal	10/26/1959	Sold to Bethlehem Steel Co. for scrap