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Mohawk - (1913-1914)
See also : Bayway & Jules Cambon
"Mohawk" was build in 1913 by Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel for the Deutsch-Amerikan. Petroleum GmbH, Hamburg.
1914 sold to the Standard Shipping Co. of New Jersey, New York and renamed "Bayway".
In 1925 sold to Soc. Auxilaire de Transports, Rouen, and renamed "Jules Cambon".
In 1930 sold to Leonhardt & Blumberg KRfPR, Hamburg and renamed "Lotte Leonhardt".
From 1931 til 1933 laid up in Hamburg.
In 1935 sold to Cia. Italiana Maritima, Venetie, and renamed "Todaro".
In 1942 confiscated by the Italian Navy.
Sunk in Bordeaux at 14.8.1944.
1946 salvaged and sold for breaking up.
Drawing by Karl-Heinz Schwadtke.
The Miramar Ship Index for "MOHAWK"
IDNo:
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2212841
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Year:
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1913
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Name:
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MOHAWK
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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05.02.1913
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Flag:
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DEU
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Date of completion:
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03.1913
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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562
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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117.4
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Country of build:
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DEU
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Beam:
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16.0
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Builder:
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Howaldtswerke
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Kiel
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1Q-9
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Subsequent History:
1914 BAYWAY - 1925 JULES CAMBON -
1930 LOTTE LEONHARDT - 1935 TODARO
Disposal Data:
Scuttled Bordeaux 14.08.1944.
History :
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Name change
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Registered Owner
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2212841
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1913
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MOHAWK
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5084
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Deutsch-Am.Petrol.
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212841
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2212841
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1913
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BAYWAY
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5084
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1914
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Standard Oil Co (New Jersey)
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|
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2212841
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1913
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JULES CAMBON
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5084
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1925
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Auxiliaire de Tpts
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|
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2212841
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1913
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LOTTE LEONHARDT
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5084
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1930
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Leonhardt Blumberg
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279
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2212841
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1913
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TODARO
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5084
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1935
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C.I.M.A.R.
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Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
MOHAWK - 1913 GE 1Q (aft) (9)
5,084 GRT for Deutsch-Amerik. Petroleum Ges., Hamburg 385.2 x 52.5
Tanker build by Howaldtswerke, Kiel (3) #562
At Tampico in August 1914 and subsequently transferred
1914 - BAYWAY Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), New York USA 212841
1925 - JULES CAMBON Soc. Auxiliaire de Transports, Rouen FR
1930 - LOTTE LEONHARDT Leonhardt & Blumberg, Hamburg GE
1935 - TODARO Cia. Industrie Marittime Affini Roma - C.I.M.A.R., Venice IT 279
1935 - Cia. Italiana Maritima, Venice
Put into Santa Cruz de Tenerife, June 1940. arrived Bordeaux 18 June 1941,
7/1941 - Kriegsmarine charter, seized there 8 Sep 1943 by Germans
Scuttled at Bordeaux 14 Aug 1944, wreck removed by French salvors after WW II.