Registry Information for Allied Freighter 1
Club Name: Svenska Sjöslagssällskapet
Last update:990526
Allegiance:
Allied
Ship Class:
Liberty Class Freighter
Ship type:
Freighter
Ship Name:
SS Ocean Freedom
Serial Number:
NC970005 (aka SSS9701)
Construction Date:
9704..
Operational Status:
85%
Motor and rudderservo in place.
Hull half-skinned and resin-reinforced.
Deck details beeing manufactured
Decks fitted to capdeck/railings, hull ready for balsa-sheeting.
Superstructure beeing manufactured.
1998-05-10 Decks ready, Superstructure painted, undergoing sea-trials.
980813: Awaiting pump installation and internal shields.
Railing and stairs
Guntubs and Ventilators
Closeup of bridge
Midships
Liberty Ship
Construction method:
1/4" Baseboard
1/4" ribs at 3"
Icecream-stick capdeck.
3 mm Plywood decks
1.5 mm balsa sheeting
Skippy-jar radio box.
Plenty of epoxi-glue :-)
Glassfiber and resin reinforced below 1" under Waterline
Cernit clay lifeboats and ventilators.
Campaigns served or Battle Stars:
0
# of sinks:
0
# of times sunk:
0
Armament type, number, location and function:
None (intended for my kids (and something for me to shoot at :-) ).
# of previous owners, if known:
none
Owners Name:
Per Hamrin, Västerås
Owners e-mail (if any):
phamrin@phdatalogi.se
Additional Information:
Liberty ship plans from George Goff.
This ship is sailing under the Red Ensign. It is the sistership of
Ocean Liberty which gave the shipclass it's name.
Ocean Freedom partook in the convoy PQ17 and survived.