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Voco (II) - (1936-1949)
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The Miramar Ship Index for "MOBILOIL"
IDNo:
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1148653
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Year:
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1925
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Name:
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MOBILOIL
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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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2q. 1925
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Flag:
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GBR
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Date of completion:
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08.1925
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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407
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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120.2
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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16.2
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Builder:
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Greenock DY
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Cartsdyke Mid
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-11.5
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Subsequent History:
1936 VOCO - 1949 IONIAN EXPLORER
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Rosyth 09.02.1955.
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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Name change
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Registered Owner
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148653
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1148653
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1925
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MOBILOIL
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5090
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Vacuum Oil Co.
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148653
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1148653
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1925
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VOCO
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5090
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1936
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Vacuum Oil Co.
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1148653
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1925
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IONIAN EXPLORER
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5090
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1949
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Vergottis
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Additional information :
MOBILOIL - (1925), built by : Greenock Dockyard Co Greenock, Yard No 407
Built: 1925, Ship Type: Tanker
Owner History: Vacuum Oil Company USA.
Additional information Starke & Schell registers :
MOBILOIL - 1925 BR 1T (aft) (11½)
5,090 GRT for Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., London 394.3 x 53.3
Tanker built by Greenock Dockyard Co., Ltd., Greenock (8) #407 148653
1936 - VOCO, s/o
1938 - Standard Transportation Co., Ltd., London
1941 - Socony-Vacuum Transportation Co., Ltd., London
1949 - IONIAN EXPLORER Cia. de Navegacion Cristobal, S.A., Panama [Vergottis, Ltd.], PA
Broken up at Rosyth 1955 by Shipbreaking Industries, Ltd., arrived 09.02.1955.