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"Esso Roanoke" outbound during the war, with deck cargo of planes, August 30th, 1944.( Photo US Coast Guard )
Artist impression "Esso Roanoke" build in 1944.
( Painting by W. Spencer Wright ).
TS "Esso Roanoke" on her way to fitting-out dock after launching, June 30,1944.
"Esso Roanoke".
"Esso Roanoke", seen here after conversion into "Baltimore".
"Baltimore", ex. "Roanoke", ex. "Esso Roanoke", August1972 at Bremerhaven, Germany.
( Photo by Gerhard L. Mueller-Debus )
"Baltimore", ex. "Roanoke", ex. "Esso Roanoke", August1972 at Bremerhaven, Germany.
( Photo by Gerhard L. Mueller-Debus )
ESSO ROANOKE - 1944 USA 1TE (aft)
10,296 GRT for Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Wilmington, Del., 504.0 x 68.2
Tanker build by Sun SB. & DD. Co., Chester, Pa. (07/44) #416, 246103
1950 - Esso Shipping Company, Wilmington, Del.
1956 - ROANOKE, U. S. Dept. of Commerce - Maritime Administration, Wilmington, Del.
(11/1956 - -/1957 - lent to U.S. Navy - Military Sea Transportation Service as T-AO-155)
Sold 1969 to Sea-Land Services, Inc., dismantled, machinery section joined to forebody of container ship
BALTIMORE (C-4 hull, Kaiser, Vancouver, Wash. yard #503), joined by Willamette Iron & Steel Co.,
Portland, Ore., resulting vessel, containership, 10,948 grt, 471.1 x 71.5', delivered. 03/1970
1970 - BALTIMORE, Monterey Transportation Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del. [D. K. Ludwig] leased to Sea-Land Services
Broken up at Kaohsiung 1985 by Hoei Tai Steel & Iron Corp., arrived 24.05.1985 in tow,
work began 14.06.1985.
Sisterships are Esso Camden, Esso Memphis, Esso Portland, Esso New Haven,
Esso Scranton, Esso Springfield and Esso Utica.
Additional Info :
Suamico Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, (date and place unknown) as Maritime Administration type (T-2-SE-A1) tanker hull
under a Maritime Commission contract; Delivered to the Maritime Commission, (date unknown); Acquired by the US Navy
from the Maritime Administration, (date unknown); Assigned to MSTS and placed In-service as USNS Roanoke (T-AO 155),
(date unknown); Returned to MARAD, (date unknown); Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown);
Final Disposition, fate unknown.
Displacement 5,782 t.(lt) 21,880 t.(fl);
Length 523' 6";
Beam 68';
Draft 30';
Speed 15.5kts;
Complement 251;
Armament, none;
Capacity 140,000 barrels;
Propulsion, turbo-electric, single screw. 8,000hp.
Later Names: 1956 Roanoke, 1969 Baltimore.
History and notes:
Delivered to the Maritime Commission, July 1944; Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Administration and assigned to
MSTS and placed In-service as USNS Roanoke (T-AO 155), 1956; Returned to MARAD, 1957; Struck from the Naval
Register (date unknown).
1969: Aft section joined to fore and midbody od Baltimore (C4 Type) by Willamette Iron & Steel Corp., Portland, OR and converted to
a container carrier (measurements: 497ft x 72ft, 10,498GRT, 9,036DWT). Renamed Baltimore (see Sun yard numbers 287 and 390).
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 24.05.1985.
The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO ROANOKE"
IDNo:
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2246103
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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ESSO ROANOKE
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Launch Date:
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30.06.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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07.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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416
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Length overall:
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159.6
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Ship Design:
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T2-SE-A1
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LPP:
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153.3
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Sun
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Chester, Pa
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-15
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Subsequent History:
1956 ROANOKE -
[ 1970 shortened, widened 10948 grt & converted to containership ] -
1970 BALTIMORE
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 24.05.1985.
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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Change
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Owner
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246103
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2246103
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1944
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ESSO ROANOKE
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10297
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AO-155
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2246103
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1944
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ROANOKE
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10297
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1956
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U.S. Navy
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AO-155
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2246103
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1944
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BALTIMORE
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10948
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1970
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U.S. Navy
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