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Esso Wheeling - (1947-1948)
"Esso Wheeling", ex. "Bemis Heights".
( Photo thanks to Alberto García )
Built September 1944 by Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama,
as "Bemis Heigths" # 1511, for U.M.S.C.
1947 - ESSO WHEELING, Standard Oil Company (New Jersey), Wilmington, Del.
Wrecked 5 Nov 1948, on a reef off Quoin Point, South Africa, broke in two,
voyage Santos - Abadan, in ballast.
The Miramar Ship Index for "BEMIS HEIGHTS"
IDNo:
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2246420
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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BEMIS HEIGHTS
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Launch Date:
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23.08.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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19.09.1944
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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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303
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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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Alabama DD
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Mobile
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-15
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Owner as Completed:
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U.S. War Sg Administration, Mobile
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Subsequent History:
1947 ESSO WHEELING
Disposal Data:
wrecked off Quoin Point 05.11.1948.
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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Main Owner
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246420
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2246420
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1944
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BEMIS HEIGHTS
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10172
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U.S. Govt.
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246420
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2246420
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1944
|
ESSO WHEELING
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10172
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1947
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Standard Oil Co., NJ
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