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Launch & Christening "Esso Annapolis (1)"
Source : Pacific Marine Review, October, Volume 36 , 1939.
Sparrow's Point Launches Esso Annapolis.
 Launch of the "Esso Annapolis (1)".
The second of three high-speed National-Defense Feature tankers to be built for Standard Qil Company of New Jersey at the Sparrows Point Yard, Shipbuildillg Division, Bethlehem Steel Company, was launched on September 9 at 12:30 o'clock noon.
The new vessel was christened the Esso Annapolis by Miss Margaret B. Howard, daughter of Mr. B. B. Howartl, assistant general manager of the Marine Department, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey.
A luncheon in honor of the sponsor, given by Bethlehem Steel Company at the Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore, followed immediately after the launching. Both functions were attended by a number of offecals of
Standard Oilil Company and Bethlehem Steel Company, as well as guests from New York, Baltimore, Annapolis, Washington and elsewhere.
The Esso Annapolis represents the latest improvements in tanker design and construction, including the Bethlehem-Frear system of bulkheading, and extensive use of welding. She will have a total deadweight capacity in excess of 16,300 tons, and a cargo carrying capacity of over six million gallons. The principal characteristics are as follows:
The entire construction, including all living quarters. is fireproof throughout, and all accommodations are designed to conform to the
highest standards of comfort.
The navigation equipment is of the most modern type, and every precaution has been taken to insure the safety of the vessel and crew at sea.
The ship is built to the highest class of American Bureau of Shipping, unrler their special survey, and in accordance with the regulations of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation. She complies with the highest requirements for carrying petroleum products through the Panama and Suez Canals.
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