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| Name | Soter Ortynsky |
| Namesake | Soter Ortynsky |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Wessel Duval & Company |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MC hull 2331 |
| Builder | J.A. Jones Construction,Panama City, Florida |
| Cost | $945,007[1] |
| Yard number | 72 |
| Way number | 4 |
| Laid down | 25 October 1944 |
| Launched | 27 November 1944 |
| Completed | 8 December 1944 |
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| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SSSoter Ortynsky was aLiberty ship built in the United States duringWorld War II. She was named afterSoter Ortynsky, the first Bishop of allGreek Catholics in the United States.
Soter Ortynsky was laid down on 25 October 1944, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2331, byJ.A. Jones Construction,Panama City, Florida; and launched on 27 November 1944.[3][1]
She was allocated toWessel Duval & Company, 8 December 1944. On 7 November 1945, she was placed in theJames River Reserve Fleet, inLee Hall, Virginia. She had been laid up because of the need for $56,500 in repairs.[4]
She was sold for scrapping, 21 December 1959, toBethlehem Steel, for $75,421. She was withdrawn from the fleet, 7 January 1960.[4]
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