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Esso Potomac - (1955-1963)
See also : Esso Delivery No. 12 - (1948-1955)
"Esso Potomac", ex. "Esso Delivery No.12", ex. "Colonial Beacon".( Esso Photo )
Coastal Tanker POTOMAC ex. ESSO POTOMAC-63, ex. ESSO DELIVERY No.12-55, ex. COLONIAL BEACON-48 (1224/27).
Built by Sun Ship Building & Dry Dock Company, Chester. Yard No: 105.
Taken on the Rio Guayas in the 80 ties. Owned by NAVIPAC S.A., Guayaguil.
( Photo by Marcus Berger )
M/T ESSO DELIVERY NO. 12
Built in 1927, by Sun Shipbuilding of Chester, Pennsylvania (hull #105) as the Colonial Beacon for Beacon Oil of Bayonne, New Jersey.
In 1948, she was acquired by Esso Shipping of Wilmington, Delaware. Where she was renamed as the Esso Delivery No. 12. However, in 1955 the unit was renamed as the Esso Potomac.
In 1963, when Esso Shipping declared the unit obsolete. She was acquired by Interstate Oil Transport of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Where she was renamed as the Potomac.
She was the first self-propelled barge or "self-propellers" that were operated by Interstate Oil Transport. She was purchased for $25,000 dollars.
The transaction included two spare stainless steel shafts and two stainless steel propellers (these items alone were worth the purchase price of $25,000).
Although she had been repowered a survey showed that a number of sound plates and internal structures, as well as significant replacements of plating in the internal tanks. Twenty five percent of the deck, side, and bottom plating required replacement. She was also suffering from an exhaust leak in the engine room.
She was scrapped in 1992.
Vessel Name: M/T ESSO DELIVERY NO. 12
Vessel Service: TANK SHIP
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted
Hull Material: STEEL
Hull Number: 105
Ship Builder: Sun Shipbuilding
Year Built: 1927
Hailing Port: PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Gross Tonnage: 9005
Previous Vessel Names:
Colonial Beacon, Esso Delivery No. 12, Esso Potomac, Potomac
Previous Vessel Owners:
Beacon Oil, Esso Shipping, Interstate Oil Transport
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The Miramar Ship Index for "COLONIAL BEACON"
IDNo:
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5108247
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Year:
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1927
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Name:
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COLONIAL BEACON
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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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11.06.1927
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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06.1927
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Tons:
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1224
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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105
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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75.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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12.2
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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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2D-8.5
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Subsequent History:
1948 ESSO DELIVERY No.12 - 1955 ESSO POTOMAC -
1963 POTOMAC
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Callao 1992.
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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Registered Owner
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226701
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5108247
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1927
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COLONIAL BEACON
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1224
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Beacon Oil Co.
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226701
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5108247
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1927
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COLONIAL BEACON
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1224
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1931
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Colonial Beacon Oil Co.
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226701
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5108247
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1927
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ESSO DELIVERY No.12
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1224
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1948
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Esso Standard Oil Co.
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226701
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5108247
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1927
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ESSO POTOMAC
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1224
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1955
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Esso Standard Oil Co.
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226701
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5108247
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5108247
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1927
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ESSO POTOMAC
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1224
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1960
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Humble Oil & Refining Co.
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226701
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5108247
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5108247
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1927
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POTOMAC
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1224
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1963
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Tangier Marine Tpt Co.
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5108247
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5108247
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1927
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POTOMAC
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1224
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1968
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South American & Central American Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
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5108247
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5108247
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1927
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POTOMAC
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1224
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1969
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Hemisphere (Carol) Ltd.
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5108247
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5108247
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1927
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POTOMAC
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1224
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1972a
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Caribem Investment Co Ltd.
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5108247
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5108247
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1927
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POTOMAC
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1224
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1972b
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Navipac SA
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Additional information :
COLONIAL BEACON - 1927 USA 2M (aft) (8½)
1,224 GRT for Beacon Oil Company, Boston 246.2 x 40.1
Tanker vuild by Sun SB. & DD. Co., Chester, Pa. (6) #105 226701
1931 - Colonial Beacon Oil Co., Boston, USA
1948 - ESSO DELIVERY No. 12, Esso Standard Oil Co., New York,USA
1955 - ESSO POTOMAC, s/o
1960 - Humble Oil & Refining Co., Wilmington, Del.
1963 - POTOMAC, Tangier Marine Transport Co., Wilmington, Del. (Philadelphia)
1968 - So. American & Central American Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Panama [Petroleum Heat & Power Co., Philadelphia], PA
1969 - Hemisphere (Carol), Ltd., Panama [Hemisphere Associates, Inc., New York]
1972 - Caribem Investment Co., Ltd., Guayaquil [Ernesto Escobar Pallares, Nassau], EC
1972 - Navipac, S.A., Guayaquil [Ernesto Escobar Pallares]
Reported 1992, broken up at Callao.
Additional information :
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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COLONIAL BEACON
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Nationality
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U.S.
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Official Number:
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226701
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Rig:
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Propeller
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Dimensions & Tonnage
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Vessel Length:
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246.16
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Gross Tonnage:
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1224.00
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Vessel Width:
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40.00
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Net Tonnage:
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727.00
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Vessel Height
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14.50
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Hull Material:
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Steel
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Masts:
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Hull Number:
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00105
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Builder Information
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Place of Build:
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Chester, PA
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Builder:
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Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
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Date of Build
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1927
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Name Changes
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Vessel Name:
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Date:
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Registry
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Official #
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ESSO DELIVERY NO. 12
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1948 - 1955
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U.S.
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226701
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ESSO POTOMAC
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1955 - 1963
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U.S.
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226701
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POTOMAC
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1963 - 1968
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U.S.
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226701
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POTOMAC
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1968 - 1971
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PANAMA
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POTOMAC
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1971
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ECUADOR
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Ownership Changes
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Owner Name
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Date
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Registry
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Official #
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Beacon Oil Co. (MA) Everett, MA U.S.
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1927 - 1931
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U.S.
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226701
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Colonial Beacon Oil Co. Everett, MA U.S.
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1931 - 1948
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U.S.
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226701
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Esso Standard Oil Co. New York, NY U.S.
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1948 - 1960
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U.S.
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226701
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Humble Oil & Refining Co. New York, NY U.S.
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1960 - 1963
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U.S.
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226701
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Tangier Marine Transport Co. Philadelphia, PA U.S.
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1963 - 1968
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U.S.
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226701
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William F. Norton Wilmington, DE U.S.
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1968 - 1968
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U.S.
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226701
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South American & Central American Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
Panama
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1968 - 1971
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PANAMA
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Bergeron Machine Panama
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1971 - 1971
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PANAMA
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Cabibem Investment Co., Ltd. Guayaquil, Ecuador
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1971 - 1981
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ECUADOR
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Navipac S.A. Guayaquil, Ecuador
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1981
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ECUADOR
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Rebuild History
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Tonnage change, 1952 (1228 gross - 804 net). Tonnage change, 1981 (1224 gross - 804 net).
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