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Esso Allentown - (1947-1960)
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 Build in 1943 for the USS Navy, as "Bladensburg", sold to Standard Oil as "Esso Allentown", sold in 1963
as "Allentown Carrier", sold in 1963 as "Bladenburg", and sold in 1967 as "Transsuperior". Scrapped in 1981.
( Photo WSS )
 "Esso Allentown", ex. "Bladensburg".
( Esso photo )
 "Esso Allentown", ex. "Bladensburg" at Boca Grande, Fflorida.
( Esso photo )
 "Esso Allentown", ex. "Bladensburg".
( Esso photo )
 
"Esso Allentown", ex. "Bladensburg".
( News papare photo )
 
"Esso Allentown", ex. "Bladensburg".
( Photo Copyright Chris Howell )
 
"Bladensburg", ex. "Allentown Carrier", ex. "Esso Allentown", ex. "Bladensburg", at Montreal, fitting for Seaway transit, 1966.
( Photo Copyright Harry Stott )
"Bladensburg", ex. "Allentown Carrier", ex. "Esso Allentown", ex. "Bladensburg".
 
"Transsuperior", ex. "Bladensburg", ex. "Allentown Carrier", ex. "Esso Allentown", ex. "Bladensburg".
( Photo Copyright Airfoto Malacca )

T2-SE-A1
Built October 1943 by The Kaiser Company, Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon,
as "Bladensburg" # 818, for U.M.S.C.
1943 "Bladensburg", U.S. Maritime Administration Washington, DC., U.S.A.
1947 "Esso Allentown", Standard Oil Co. (NJ), New York, NY., U.S.A.
1950 "Esso Allentown", Esso Shipping Co., New York, NY.,  U.S.A.
1952 Tonnage change, (10494 gross - 6370 net).
1958 "Esso Allentown", Esso Standard Oil Co., New York, NY., U.S.A.
1960 "Esso Allentown", Humble Oil & Refining Co., New York, NY., U.S.A.
1963 "Allentown Carrier", Allentown Carriers, Inc., New York, NY., U.S.A.
1963 "Bladensburg", Bladensburg Corp., Dover, DE., U.S.A.
1964 Tonnage change, (10771 gross - 6558 net).
1964 "Bladensburg", Hudson Waterways, Inc., New York, NY., U.S.A.
1967 Lengthened and received new mid-body, American Ship Builting Co., Toledo, OH,
(546.75 x 75 x 39; 11957 gross - 8526 net).
1967 Renamed "Transsuperior", Hudson Waterways, Inc., New York, NY., U.S.A.
1972 "Transsuperior", U.S. Maritime Administration (Mgrs: Hudson Waterways, Inc.), New York, NY., U.S.A.
1977 "Transsuperior", U.S. Maritime Administration (Mgrs: Polk Tanker Corp.), New York, NY., U.S.A.
1981 Scrapped.

The Miramar Ship Index for "BLADENSBURG"
IDNo:
5400463
Year:
1943
Name:
BLADENSBURG
Keel:
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
20.08.1943
Flag:
USA
Date of completion:
10.1043

Tons:
10448
Link:
-
DWT:
16613
Yard No:
26
Length overall:
159.6
Ship Design:
T2-SE-A1
LPP:
153.3
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
20.7
Builder:
Kaiser
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Swan Island
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1TE-15

Subsequent History:
1947 ESSO ALLENTOWN - 1963 ALLENTOWN CARRIER - 1963 BLADENSBURG -
[ 1967 Lg & widened using midsection from MISPILLION, 172.7 / 166.4 x 22.9 mtr, 11957 grt / 19432 dwt ] -
1967 TRANSSUPERIOR

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Brownsville 1981 [ by Brownsville Steel & Salvage Co. ]

History :
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
244188
5400463
1943
BLADENSBURG
10448
U.S. Govt
244188
5400463
1943
ESSO ALLENTOWN
10448
1947
Standard Oil Co (New Jersey)
244188
5400463
1943
ESSO ALLENTOWN
10448
1950
Esso Sg Co.
244188
5400463
1943
ESSO ALLENTOWN
10448
1960
Humble Oil & Refining Co.
244188
5400463
1943
ALLENTOWN CARRIER
10448
1963a
Allentown Carriers Inc.
244188
5400463
5400463
1943
BLADENSBURG
10448
1963b
Bladensburg Corp Inc.
508404
5400463
5400463
1943
TRANSSUPERIOR
11957
1967
Hudson Waterways Inc.
508404
5400463
5400463
1943
TRANSSUPERIOR
11957
1972
Polk Tanker Corp.
508404
5400463
5400463
1943
TRANSSUPERIOR
11957
1979
U.S. Govt.

Additional information :
Registry & Rig Information
Vessel Name:
BLADENSBURG
Nationality
U.S.
Official Number:
244188
Rig:
Propeller

Dimensions & Tonnage
Vessel Length:
504.00
Gross Tonnage:
10448.00
Vessel Width:
68.16
Net Tonnage:
6301.00
Vessel Height
39.16
Hull Material:
Steel
Masts:
Hull Number:
00026

Builder Information
Place of Build:
Portland, OR
Builder:
Kaiser Co., Inc.
Date of Build
1943

Name Changes
Vessel Name:
Date:
Registry
Official #
ESSO ALLENTOWN
1947 - 1963
U.S.
244188
ALLENTOWN CARRIER
1963 - 1963
U.S.
244188
BLADENSBURG
1963 - 1967
U.S.
244188
TRANSSUPERIOR
1967 - 1981
U.S.
508404

Ownership Changes
Owner Name
Date
Registry
Official #
U.S. Maritime Administration Washington, DC U.S.
1943 - 1947
U.S.
244188
Standard Oil Co. (NJ) New York, NY U.S.
1947 - 1950
U.S.
244188
Esso Shipping Co. New York, NY U.S.
1950 - 1958
U.S.
244188
Esso Standard Oil Co. New York, NY U.S.
1958 - 1960
U.S.
244188
Humble Oil & Refining Co. New York, NY U.S.
1960 - 1963
U.S.
244188
Allentown Carriers, Inc. New York, NY U.S.
1963 - 1963
U.S.
244188
Bladensburg Corp. Dover, DE U.S.
1963 - 1964
U.S.
244188
Hudson Waterways, Inc. New York, NY U.S.
1964 - 1972
U.S.
508404
U.S. Maritime Administration (Mgrs: Hudson Waterways, Inc.)
New York, NY U.S.
1972 - 1977
U.S.
508404
U.S. Maritime Administration (Mgrs: Polk Tanker Corp.)
New York, NY U.S.
1977 - 1981
U.S.
508404

Rebuild History
Tonnage change, 1952 (10494 gross - 6370 net). Tonnage change, 1964 (10771 gross - 6558 net). Lengthened and received new mid-body, American Ship Building Co., Toledo, OH, in 1967 (546.75 x 75 x 39; 11957 gross - 8526 net).

Disposition
Sold in May, 1981, for "non-transportation use or scrapping" to BS & S., Inc., Brownsville, TX, for $454,454.

History
Built as T2-SE-A1 class tanker for U.S. Maritime Commission. During rebuild, received old mid-body from "jumbo-ized" Navy tanker USS MISPILLION (A0-105), at American Ship Building Co., Toledo, OH. Vessel passed up Welland Canal, July 3, 1966, in tow of tugs AMERICA and SUPERIOR. New and reconverted mid-body was completed on January 21, 1967 (Lorain hull #890); vessel was refloated on May 18, 1967. Removed from documentation in June, 1967, and redocumented as new vessel same month. As TRANSSUPERIOR, passed up Detroit on May 19, 1967, loaded grain at Duluth, MN, and passed down at Welland Canal, on June 2, 1967.