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Général Gassouin - (1926-1943)
See also : Esso Guyenne - (1950-1953)
 "General Gassouin" was build in 1926.
 (Photo thanks to Jean-Yves Brouard)
 "General Gassouin".
 
"General Gassouin".
 (Photo thanks to Jérôme Billard)
 
"General Gassouin".
 
"General Gassouin" a company card.

The Miramar Ship Index for "GENERAL GASSOUIN"
IDNo:
5509143
Year:
1926
Name:
GENERAL GASSOUIN
Keel:
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
Flag:
FRA
Date of completion:
11.1926

Tons:
5158
Link:
-
DWT:
7525
Yard No:
175
Length overall:
121.9
Ship Design:
LPP:
116.9
Country of build:
FRA
Beam:
17.0
Builder:
Gironde
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Bordeaux
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1D-9.5

Subsequent History:
1943 MATERA - 1943 GENERAL GASSOUIN -
1950 ESSO GUYENNE - 1953 DEMIRHAN -
[ 1954 converted to cargo ship ] -
1961 DOGU

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Istanbul 11.1966.

History :
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
5091432
1926
GENERAL GASSOUIN
5158
Soc Auxiliaire de Tpts.
5091432
1926
GENERAL GASSOUIN
5158
1939
Standard Francaise des Petroles
5091432
1926
GENERAL GASSOUIN
5158
1943
German Govt.
5091432
1926
MATERA
5158
1943
Italian Govt.
5091432
1926
GENERAL GASSOUIN
5158
1946
Standard Francaise des Petroles
5091432
1926
ESSO GUYENNE
5158
1950
Standard Francaise des Petroles
5091432
1926
ESSO GUYENNE
5158
1952
Esso Standard SA Francaise
5091432
1926
DEMIRHAN
5158
1953
Riva & Aslan Sadikoglu Ortaklari KS
5091432
5091432
1926
DOGU
5158
1961
Lufti Yelkenci Vapurlari Donatma Istiraki

Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :

GÉNÉRAL GASSOUIN - 1926      FR       1 Motor (aft)     (9½)
5,158 Grt for Soc. Auxiliaire de Transports, Rouen     383.7 x 55.7
Tanker built by Chant. & Atel. de la Gironde, Bordeaux     (11)     #175
1939 - Standard Française des Pétroles, Rouen
Seized at Marseille 17 Dec 1942,  German designation TRAPEZ 3,  handed to Italy for operation 1.43
1943 - MATERA, Italian Government, IT
in German hands 9.1943, reverts to GÉNÉRAL GASSOUIN
Sunk March 1944 at Imperia, refloated 1948 and at Oneglia in mid-May, repaired 1948
1946 - GÉNÉRAL GASSOUIN, Standard Française de Pétroles, Rouen, FR
1950 - ESSO GUYENNE, s/o
1952 - Esso Standard Soc. Anon. Française, Rouen
1953 - DEMIRHAN  Riva va Aslan Sadikoglu Ortaklari Komandit Sirketi, Istanbul, TU
1954 - conv. to dry cargo vessel
1961 - DOGU, Lufti Yelkenci Vapurlari Donatma Istiraki, Istanbul
Broken up at Istanbul, Nov. 1966.