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Rayo - (1912-1929)
S. S. "Rayo". Date June 17 1918. At Beaumont, Texas.( Photo Copyright J. B. Dearborn )
S. S. "Rayo". Date June 17 1918. At Beaumont, Texas.( Photo Copyright J. B. Dearborn )
Photograph of the Fore Side of the Bridge of the S. S. "Rayo". Date June 17 1918. At Beaumont, Texas.( Photo Copyright J. B. Dearborn )
"Rayo", is seen here as "Rawleigh Warner", sailing for Sabine Towing Co Inc.
"Rayo" was built in 1912 by New York SB. Co., Camden, N.J., yard No. 123.
Keel laid Dec 30, 1911, launch Jul 2, 1912.
Oil tanker (Standard Oil)
Torpedoded and sunk June 23, 1942 off the mouth of the Mississippi River, with loss of all hands.
The Miramar Ship Index for "RAYO"
IDNo:
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2210519
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Year:
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1912
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Name:
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RAYO
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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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02.07.1912
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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10.1912
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Tons:
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3664
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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123
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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98.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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14.1
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Builder:
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New York SB
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Camden, NJ
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-11
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Subsequent History:
1929 RAWLEIGH WARNER
Disposal Data:
Torpedoed and sunk by U 67, 28.53 N / 89.15 W on 23.06.1942 (33*)
[ Voyage Port Arthur-Port St.Jos, petrol ]
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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210519
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2210519
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1912
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RAYO
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3664
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Standard Oil Co of New York
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210519
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2210519
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1912
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RAYO
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3664
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1917
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Standard Tptn Co.
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210519
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2210519
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1912
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RAYO
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3664
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1920
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Standard Oil Co of New York
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210519
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2210519
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1912
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RAYO
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3664
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1923
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Standard Tptn Co.
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210519
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2210519
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1912
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RAWLEIGH WARNER
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3664
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1929
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Sabine Towing Co Inc.
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210519
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2210519
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1912
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RAWLEIGH WARNER
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3664
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1931
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Sabine Tptn Co Inc.
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Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
RAYO - 1912 USA 1T (aft) (11)
3,664 GRT for Standard Oil Co. of New York, New York, 321.7 x 46.2
Tanker build by New York SB. Co., Camden, N.J., (10), #123, 210519
1917 - Standard Transportation Co., New York
1920 - Standard Oil Co. of New York, New York
1923 - Standard Transportation Co., New York
1929 - RAWLEIGH WARNER, Sabine Towing Co., Inc. (M. T. Ball), Port Arthur, Texas
1931 - Sabine Transportation Co., Inc. (s/m)
Torpedoed. and sunk by U 67, 23 June 1942, in 28.53 N - 89.15 W,
voyage. Port Arthur, Texas - Port St. Joe, Fla., gasoline.
Additional information from Uboat.net :
Name: Rawleigh Warner
Type: Steam tanker
Tonnage: 3.664 tons
Completed: 1912 - New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden NJ
Owner: Sabine Transportation Co Inc, Port Arthur TX
Homeport: Baltimore
Date of attack: 23 Jun, 1942
Nationality: American
Fate: Sunk by U-67 (Günther Müller-Stöckheim)
Position: 28.53N, 89.15W - Grid DA 9349
- See location on a map -
Complement: 33 (33 dead - no survivors)
Convoy:
Route: Smiths Bluff, Texas (21 Jun) - Port St. Joe, Florida
Cargo: 38909 barrels of gasoline
History: Completed in October 1912 as Rayo, 1928 renamed Rawleigh Warner
Notes on loss:
At 06.11 hours on 23 Jun, 1942, the unescorted and unarmed Rawleigh Warner (Master Jewel Homer Levingston) was
hit by two torpedoes from U-67 about 40 miles south of South Pass, Louisiana. The cargo immediately burst into flames and
engulfed the entire length of the ship. The tanker sank in less than ten minutes, leaving no survivors among the eight officers
and 25 crewmen on board.