Ships build under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936


Samtrent (ex- Percy D.Haughton) in Junw 1944 in convoy at position 36°48'N 74°38'W course 116° appr.96 miles east off Chesapeake Bay. Owned by U.S.Department of Commerce and transferred to British Ministry of War Transport under Lend / Lease and operated by Union Castle Mail Steamship Co.Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy:National Archives