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George G. Henry - (1935-1942 & 1946-1949)
"George G. Henry".
"George G. Henry".
On 15 april 1942 the "George G. Henry" was taken into the naval service as the "USS Victoria (AO-46)", at anchor.
"George G. Henry" in service for the Pan-American Petroleum & Tpt Co Inc.
"George G. Henry" as "USS Victoria (AO-46)".
"George G. Henry" as "USS Victoria (AO-46)".
Mios Wundi, Dutch New Guinea. 1944-11-17. The Royal Australian Navy corvette HMAS GLENELG DRAWING
alongside the USS VICTORIA, a United States navy oil tanker, for refuelling.
"George G. Henry" as "USS Victoria (AO-46)". Probably at anchor in Seeadler Harbor
sometime during the period - summer 1944 to June 1945.
The Miramar Ship Index for "GEORGE G. HENRY"
IDNo:
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2215154
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Year:
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1917
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Name:
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GEORGE G. HENRY
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Launch Date:
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09.04.1917
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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06.1917
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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Tons:
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6936
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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141
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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132.6
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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17.1
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Builder:
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Union IW
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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San Francisco
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-
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Subsequent History:
1942 VICTORIA - 1946 GEORGE G. HENRY
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Philadelphia 3 th quarter 1949.
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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215154
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2215154
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1917
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GEORGE G. HENRY
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6936
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Pan-American Petroleum & Tpt Co Inc.
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215154
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2215154
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1917
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GEORGE G. HENRY
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6936
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1933
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Pan-American Foreign Corp.
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215154
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2215154
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1917
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GEORGE G. HENRY
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6936
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1935
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Standard Oil Co of New Jersey Inc.
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|
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2215154
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1917
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GEORGE G. HENRY
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6936
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1940
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Panama Tpt Co.
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AO-46
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2215154
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1917
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VICTORIA
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6936
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1942
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U.S. Navy
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|
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2215154
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1917
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GEORGE G. HENRY
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6936
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1946
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Panama Tpt Co.
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Sistership is "Allan Jackson".
Additional Info ;
ID-1560 George G. Henry / AO-46 Victoria
Victoria Class Fleet Oiler:
Built 1917 as SS George G. Henry by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA.;
Aquired by the Navy and Commissioned, USS George C Henry, 28 August 1918 at New York;
Decommissioned, 21 May 1919; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown);
Reaquired, 14 April 1942; Commissioned, USS Victoria (AO-46), 15 April 1942;
Decommissioned, (date unknown); Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal,
Final dispositon. Broken up at Philadelphia 3rd quarter 1949 by Northern Metals Co.
Specifications:
Displacement 4,650 t.(lt) 15,230 t.(fl)
Length 453'
Beam 56'
Draft 28'
Speed 10.2 kts.
Complement 59
Cargo Capacity 78,000 barrels
Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount; four 3"/50 guns, two twin 40mm AA gun mounts,
four twin 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion reciprocating engine, single screw, 32,00hp
Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
GEORGE G. HENRY - 1917 USA 1ST (aft)
6,936 GRT for Pan-American Petroleum & Transport Co., Inc., Los Angeles 435.0 x 56.0
Tanker built by Union Iron Works Co., San Francisco (6) #141 215154
(8/1918 - 5/1919 U. S. Navy requisition - Naval Overseas Transportation Service #1560)
1919 - re-engined 1T
1933 - Pan American Foreign Corp., Wilmington, Del.
1935 - Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Inc., Wilmington, Del.
1940 - Panama Transport Co., Panama PA
1942 - VICTORIA U. S. Navy - commissioned oiler (AO-46) USA
1946 - GEORGE G. HENRY Panama Transport Co., Panama PA
Broken up at Philadelphia 3rd quarter 1949 by Northern Metals Co.
View the Victoria (AO-46) DANFS history entry located at the US Navy Historical Center web site.