SS ''M. Michael Edelstein'' was a
Liberty ship built in the United States during
World War II. She was named after
M. Michael Edelstein, a member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
from
New York's 14th district.
Construction
''M. Michael Edelstein'' was laid down on 28 April 1944, under a
Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2305, by
J.A. Jones Construction
J.A. Jones Construction was a heavy construction company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Operating internationally since the 1950s, it merged with Germany's Philipp Holzmann AG in 1979. In 2003 the company ceased operations due to the ...
,
Panama City, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Strom, and launched on 5 June 1944.
History
She was allocated to
Smith & Johnson Co., on 22 June 1944. On 27 December 1945, she was transferred to the
Italian Government, which in turn sold her for $553,253.57 to
Tirrenia Societe Italiana di Navigazione,
Naples, Italy, for commercial use. She was renamed ''Milano''. After being sold to three more Italian owners she was scrapped in
Spezia, Italy, in 1969.
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Liberty ships
Ships built in Panama City, Florida
1944 ships
Liberty ships transferred to Italy