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Svithiod - (1935-1948)
See also : LATIN AMERICA SUPPLIER & S.V. Harkness - (1917-1925)
The Diesel-engined "Svithiod" put in a long period of war service carrying oil to South American east and west
coast ports.
Name:
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Svithiod
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Class:
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-
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IMO No.:
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-
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Ex:
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S. V. Harkness
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Cubic:
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11.837
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Built:
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1917
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Type
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Tanker
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Draft:
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7.95
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Status:
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Broken up in 1948
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SubType:
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Product
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LOA:
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134.61/129.84
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Flag:
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Panama
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DWT:
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9.650
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Beam:
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17.37
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Builder:
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Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, Washington.
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GT:
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-
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Depth:
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9.60
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Owner:
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Panama Transport Comp.
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NT:
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-
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Speed/Cons:
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10.1/-
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Engine type:
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Diesel Engine 2400 BHP
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Sistership is "Josiah Macy".
Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
1917. S.V. HARKNESS USA 1ST (aft)(9½)
6,899 GRT for Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), Bayonne, N.J. 419.4 x 57.2
Tanker built by Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, Wash. (5) #3 215006
1925 - SVITHIOD Rederi A/B Höggarn (A. Sundström), Stockholm - conv. m/tanker (10 kn) SW 7241
1929 - Baltisch-Amerikanische Petroleum Import G.m.b.H., Danzig DZ
1931 - s/o (Waried Tankschiff Rhederei G.m.b.H., mgrs.)
1934 - lengthened 6,769 grt, 426.3'
1935 - Panama Transport Co., Inc., Panama PA
Broken up at Baltimore c. 1948 by Patapsco Scrap Corp.