title: SS Patrick H. Morrissey
text: # SS Patrick H. Morrissey
  
  SS Patrick H. Morrissey was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was originally named after Patrick H. Morrissey, a former head of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. She was transferred to the British Ministry of War Transportation (MoWT) and renamed Samdee upon completion.
  
  ## Construction
  
  Patrick H. Morrissey was laid down on 23 October 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1507, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Katherine M. Geraghty, daughter of Patrick H. Morrissey, and launched on 9 December 1943.
  
  ## History
  
  She was allocated to Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, Ltd., on 17 December 1943. On or about 18 April 1947, she was sold to Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, Ltd. Samdee was scrapped in 1967.
  
  