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Esso Amuay (1) - (1947-1958)
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Built in 1944 as US Army tug "ST 673", sold to Creole Petroleum Corp. in 1947 as "Esso Amuay".
In 1958 sold as "Coromoto 1". Scrapped in 1964.
Additional information :
( US Army ST tug Design 327-E / 186 built as design 327, 327-A, 327-E, 327-F, 327-JE, 327-DS )
Registered: LR50-51:58861
155 GRT, 72 NRT, L26,40m(24,67), B7,04m, Dr2,971m, Dp3,15m
(80.4'x23.0'x9.7' or 80'11"x23'0"(22'10")x10'4")
steel, 1 scr, diesel 2t 6cyl Clark Brothers type MD-6, 650 bhp, sp 9,5 kn
ST 673
1944 -xx/05: Launched by "American Machinery Corp" at Beresford, Fl.(USA) (YN 23)
1944 -xx/07: delivered to the US Army (USA)
1947: To "Creole Petroleum Corp" at Maracaibo (VEN), renamed ESSO AMUAY
(VEN flag, regd Maracaibo)
1958: To "Maritima Sucre CA" at Maracaibo (VEN), renamed COROMOTO 1
1964: deleted from register (broken up ?).