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Impoco (1) - (1910-1913)
The first "Impoco" was build in 1910 and served untill 1913.
"Impoco (1)", commissioned to Imperial Oil from 1910-1913.
"Impoco".
"Impoco".
Additional information :
SS IMPOCO - (1910)
Built by : Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co Greenock, Yard No 323
Last Name: WANETA
Propulsion: steam, triple expansion, 9 knots
Built: 1910
Ship Type: Tanker
Tonnage: 1683 grt
Length: 242 feet
Breadth: 40.1 feet
Draught: 18.8 feet
Owner History:
Imperial Oil Company Canada
Tank Storage & Carriage Co. Ltd. London
Standard Transportation Co. Ltd. Hong Kong
Status: Torpedoed & Sunk - 30/05/1918.
Remarks: Sunk by Uboat 42 miles SSE of Kinsale Head with the loss of eight of her crew.
Information from Starke & Schell Ships-registers;
IMPOCO -1910, BR, 1T (aft)
1,683 GRT for Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., London, 242.0 x 40.1
Tamker built by Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co., Ltd., Greenock, (5) #323, 129096
1913 - WANETA Tank Storage & Carriage Co., Ltd., London
1916 - Standard Transportation Co., Ltd., Hong Kong
Torp. and sunk by U 101, 30 May 1918, 42 miles SSE of Kinsale Head, voy. Halifax - Queenstown, fuel oil
The Miramar Ship Index for "IMPOCO"
IDNo:
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1129096
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Year:
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1910
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Name:
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IMPOCO
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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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26.04.1910
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Flag:
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GBR
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Date of completion:
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05.1910
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Tons:
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1683
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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323
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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73.8
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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12.2
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Builder:
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Greenock G'mouth
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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-
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Subsequent History:
1913 WANETA
Disposal Data:
Torp. and sunk by (U-101) 42nm SSE Kinsale Head on 30.05.1918 (8 dead) [Voyage : Halifax-Queenstown, fuel oil]
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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129096
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1129096
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1910
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IMPOCO
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1683
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Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd.
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129096
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1129096
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1910
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WANETA
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1683
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1913
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Tank Storage & Carriage Co., Ltd.
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129096
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1129096
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1910
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WANETA
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1683
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1916
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Standard Tptn Co., Ltd.
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Additional information :
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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IMPOCO
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Nationality
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U.K.
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Official Number:
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129096
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Rig:
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Propeller
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Dimensions & Tonnage
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Vessel Length:
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242.00
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Gross Tonnage:
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1683.00
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Vessel Width:
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40.00
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Net Tonnage:
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943.00
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Vessel Height
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18.66
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Hull Material:
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Steel
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Masts:
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Hull Number:
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00323
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Builder Information
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Place of Build:
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Greenock, Scotland
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Builder:
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Greenock & Grangemouth Dock Co., Ltd.
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Date of Build
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1910
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Name Changes
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Vessel Name:
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Date:
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Registry
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Official #
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WANETA
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1913 - 1918
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U.K.
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129096
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Ownership Changes
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Owner Name
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Date
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Registry
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Official #
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Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd. (J.H. Usmar, Mgr.) London, Great Britain
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1910 - 1912
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U.K.
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129096
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Tank Storage & Carriage Co., Ltd. (W.J. Smith, Mgr.) London, Great Britain
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1912 - 1917
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U.K.
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129096
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Standard Transportation Co., Ltd. Hong Kong
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1917 - 1918
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HONG KONG
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Disposition
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Torpedoed by German submarine forty-two miles south-southeast of Kinsale Head, Ireland, on May 30, 1918; eight lives lost.
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