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"Esso Baytown" inbound on May 19th, 1941.
( Photo US Coast Guard )
"Esso Baytown" in war dress november 1943.
"Esso Baytown" in war dress november 1943. Painting by W. Spencer Wright.( Painting on cover The Ship's Bulletin )
"Esso Baytown".
"Esso Baytown".
Almost simular photo, but little differences, "Esso Baytown".
"Esso Baytown".
"Esso Baytown", fore deck.( Newspaper photo )
"Esso Baytown", aft deck.
( Newspaper photo )
Engine Room of the "Esso Baytown".The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO BAYTOWN"
IDNo:
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5525103
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Year:
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1937
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Name:
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ESSO BAYTOWN
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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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30.10.1937
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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11.1937
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Tons:
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7991
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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17015
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Yard No:
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162
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Length overall:
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139.90
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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135.4
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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19.9
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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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1ST-13
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Subsequent History:
1953 PYTHEAS - 1956 NICHOLAS M.
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Split 29.11.1964.
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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Main Owner
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236900
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5525103
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1937
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ESSO BAYTOWN
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7991
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Standard Oil Co., NJ
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236900
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5525103
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1937
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PYTHEAS
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7991
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1953
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Mar-Trade Corp.
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727
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525103
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5525103
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1937
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NICHOLAS M.
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7991
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1956
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P. Frangoulis
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Sistership is the Wallace E. Pratt.
Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
ESSO BAYTOWN - 1937 USA 1ST (aft)(13)
7,991 GRT for Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Wilmington, Del., 444.1 x 65.3
Tanker build by Sun SB. & DD. Co., Chester, Pa., (11), #162, 236900
1950 - Esso Shipping Company, Wilmington, Del.
1953 - PYTHEAS, Tramp Shipping & Oil Transportation Corp., Wilmington, Del. [Mar-Trade Corp., New York]
1956 - NICHOLAS M., Pioneer Shipping Corp., Ltd., Monrovia, LI, 727
1956 - Punta Hermosa SS. Corp., Monrovia [Pavlos Frangoulis, Piraeus]
1962 - Phoenix Steamship Corp., Monrovia
Broken up at Split 1964 by Brodospas, arrived 29.11.1964.
Maritime Administration Cards:
