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Esso Rotterdam (1) - (1947-1959)
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ESSO ROTTERDAM - ID 2105

In dienst
Onder Nederlandse Vlag tussen:1948-05-00 / 1959-08-03

Identification Data
Bouwjaar:     1945
Classification Register:     American Bureau of Shipping (AB)
IMO nummer:     5276836
Nat. Official Number:     7122 R ROTT 1948
Categorie:     Tanker
Voorstuwing:     Steamship
Type:     Tanker, Oil
Standaard scheepstype:     T2-SE-A1
Type Dek:     Flush deck
Material Hull:     Steel
Dekken:     1

Construction Data
Scheepsbouwer:     Marinship Corporation Inc., Sausalito (Cal.), U.S.A.
Werfnummer:     87
Date Laid Down:     1945-05-28
Launch Date:     1945-07-14
Delivery Date:     1945-07-31

Technical Data
Engine Manufacturer:     Elliot Company Inc., Jeannette (Pa.), U.S.A.
Motor Type:     Steam, Turbine with Electric motor
Power:     6000
Power Unit:     BHP (APK, RPK)
Eng. additional info:     Twee turbines
Speed in knots:     14.50
Number of screws:     1
Gross Tonnage:     10954.00 Gross tonnage
Net Tonnage:     6562.00 Net tonnage
Deadweight:     16467.00 tons deadweight (1016 kg)
Liquid:     789450 Cubic Feet
Length 1:     159.56 Meters Length overall (Loa)
Length 2:     153.60 Meters Length between perpendiculars (Lbp)
Beam:     20.76 Meters Registered
Depth:     11.93 Meters Registered
Draught:     9.20 Meters Registered

Configuration Changes
Datum     00-06-1959
Type:     Rebuilt
Omschrijving:     Verkocht en op 3 augustus 1959 naar NDSM in Amsterdam gesleept om te worden verbouwd
tot bulkcarrier. Nieuw middenschip. BRT 14.891, NRT 8.766, TDW 24.606. Lxbxh= 173,83 (172,55) x 22,86 x 14,43 (10,43).
In maart 1960 gereed.


Ship History Data
Date/Name Ship     1945-00-00 WHEELER HILLS
Manager:     United States War Shipping Administration, Washington (D.C.), U.S.A.
Eigenaar:     United States War Shipping Administration, Washington (D.C.), U.S.A.
Shareholder:     
Homeport / Flag:     San Francisco (Cal.) / U.S.A.

Date/Name Ship     1946-09-00 WHEELER HILLS
Manager:     United States Maritime Commission, Washington (D.C.), U.S.A.
Eigenaar:     United States Maritime Commission, Washington (D.C.), U.S.A.
Shareholder:     
Homeport / Flag:     San Francisco (Cal.) / U.S.A.

Date/Name Ship     1948-05-00 ESSO ROTTERDAM
Manager:     N.V. Petroleum-Industrie Maatschappij, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Eigenaar:     N.V. Petroleum-Industrie Maatschappij, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Shareholder:     
Homeport / Flag:     The Hague / Netherlands
Callsign:     PDZM
Additional info:     In november 1947 door Ned. regering gekocht. In Port Arthur overgedragen.

Date/Name Ship     1958-01-01 ESSO ROTTERDAM
Manager:     Esso Tankvaart Maatschappij N.V., The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Eigenaar:     Esso Tankvaart Maatschappij N.V., The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Shareholder:     
Homeport / Flag:     The Hague / Netherlands
Callsign:     PDZM

Date/Name Ship     1960-03-00 PHAETON
Manager:     C.M. Lemos & Co. Ltd, Piraeus, Greece
Eigenaar:     Comet Shipping Company S.A., Piraeus, Greece
Shareholder:     
Homeport / Flag:     Piraeus / Greece
Callsign:     SVTM

Date/Name Ship     1965-00-00 PHAETON
Manager:     C.M. Lemos & Co. Ltd, Piraeus, Greece
Eigenaar:     Comet Shipping Company S.A., Monrovia, Liberia
Shareholder:     
Homeport / Flag:     Monrovia / Liberia
Callsign:     6ZMX

Date/Name Ship     1974-00-00 PYRAMID VETERAN
Manager:     Pyramid Ventures Group Inc., New Orleans (La.), U.S.A.
Eigenaar:     Creole Shipping Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas
Shareholder:     
Homeport / Flag:     Nassau / Bahamas

Date/Name Ship     1977-00-00 CAT NO 1
Manager:     F.B.V. Corporation (Bahamas) Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas
Eigenaar:     F.B.V. Corporation (Bahamas) Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas
Shareholder:     
Homeport / Flag:     Nassau / Bahamas

Ship Events Data
1958-02-03:     Opgelegd in Rotterdam.
1977-00-00:     Final Fate:
De ‘CAT ? 1’ werd eind 1977 voor sloop verkocht aan scheepsslopers in de Verenigde Staten, zij vertrok op 12 december 1977
van Rio Haina op haar laatste reis naar New Orleans, L.A. en vandaar naar Brownsville, Texas, waar zij in 1978 werd gesloopt
door de Consolicated Andy Inc., die op 8 april 1978 aldaar met het slopen begon.