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Bethlehem Fairfield Liberty ship
History
NameSS Edvard Grieg
NamesakeEdvard Grieg
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Laid downApril 24, 1943
LaunchedMay 24, 1943
AcquiredMay 31, 1943
Renamed
  • Ultragaz São Paulo in 1951
  • Mundogaz São Paulo in 1952
FateScrapped, 1972
General characteristics
TypeLiberty ship cargo ship
Displacement14,500 long tons (14,733 t) full
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Speed12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Armament
  • (during war) *1 × 5 in (130 mm) gun
  • 4 × 40 mm guns

SS Edvard Grieg was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Edvard Grieg, a Norwegian composer and pianist. She was laid down as the SS Thomas F. Bayard after Thomas F. Bayard, but she was renamed before being put into service, as she was chartered to Norway. In 1951 she was sold and renamed Ultragaz São Paulo. In 1951 she was converted to a Liquid natural gas Carrier. In 1952 she was sold and renamed Mundogaz São Paulo. In 1972 she was removed from service.[1]

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