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Esso Allentown - (1960-1963)
Build in 1943 for the USS Navy, as "Bladensburg", sold to Standard Oil as "Esso Allentown", sold in 1963
as "Allentown Carrier", sold in 1963 as "Bladenburg", and sold in 1967 as "Transsuperior". Scrapped in 1981.
"Esso Allentown", ex. "Bladensburg".
( Photo Copyright Chris Howell )
"Bladensburg", ex. "Allentown Carrier", ex. "Esso Allentown", ex. "Bladensburg".
"Transsuperior", ex. "Bladensburg", ex. "Allentown Carrier", ex. "Esso Allentown", ex. "Bladensburg".
( Photo Copyright Airfoto Malacca )
The Miramar Ship Index for "BLADENSBURG"
IDNo:
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5400463
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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BLADENSBURG
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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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20.08.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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10.1043
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Tons:
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10448
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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26
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Length overall:
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159.6
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Ship Design:
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T2-SE-A1
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LPP:
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153.3
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Kaiser
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Swan Island
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-15
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Subsequent History:
1947 ESSO ALLENTOWN - 1963 ALLENTOWN CARRIER - 1963 BLADENSBURG -
[ 1967 Lg & widened using midsection from MISPILLION, 172.7 / 166.4 x 22.9 mtr, 11957 grt / 19432 dwt ] -
1967 TRANSSUPERIOR
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Brownsville 1981 [ by Brownsville Steel & Salvage Co. ]
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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244188
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5400463
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1943
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BLADENSBURG
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10448
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U.S. Govt
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244188
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5400463
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1943
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ESSO ALLENTOWN
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10448
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1947
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Standard Oil Co (New Jersey)
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244188
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5400463
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1943
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ESSO ALLENTOWN
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10448
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1950
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Esso Sg Co.
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244188
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5400463
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1943
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ESSO ALLENTOWN
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10448
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1960
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Humble Oil & Refining Co.
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244188
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5400463
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1943
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ALLENTOWN CARRIER
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10448
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1963a
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Allentown Carriers Inc.
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244188
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5400463
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5400463
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1943
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BLADENSBURG
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10448
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1963b
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Bladensburg Corp Inc.
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508404
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5400463
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5400463
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1943
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TRANSSUPERIOR
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11957
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1967
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Hudson Waterways Inc.
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508404
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5400463
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5400463
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1943
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TRANSSUPERIOR
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11957
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1972
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Polk Tanker Corp.
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508404
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5400463
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5400463
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1943
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TRANSSUPERIOR
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11957
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1979
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U.S. Govt.
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Additional information :
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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BLADENSBURG
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Nationality
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U.S.
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Official Number:
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244188
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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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504.00
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Gross Tonnage:
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10448.00
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Vessel Width:
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68.16
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Net Tonnage:
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6301.00
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Vessel Height
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39.16
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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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00026
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Builder Information
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Place of Build:
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Portland, OR
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Builder:
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Kaiser Co., Inc.
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Date of Build
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1943
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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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ESSO ALLENTOWN
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1947 - 1963
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U.S.
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244188
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ALLENTOWN CARRIER
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1963 - 1963
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U.S.
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244188
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BLADENSBURG
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1963 - 1967
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U.S.
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244188
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TRANSSUPERIOR
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1967 - 1981
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U.S.
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508404
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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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U.S. Maritime Administration Washington, DC U.S.
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1943 - 1947
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U.S.
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244188
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Standard Oil Co. (NJ) New York, NY U.S.
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1947 - 1950
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U.S.
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244188
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Esso Shipping Co. New York, NY U.S.
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1950 - 1958
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U.S.
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244188
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Esso Standard Oil Co. New York, NY U.S.
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1958 - 1960
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U.S.
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244188
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Humble Oil & Refining Co. New York, NY U.S.
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1960 - 1963
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U.S.
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244188
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Allentown Carriers, Inc. New York, NY U.S.
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1963 - 1963
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U.S.
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244188
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Bladensburg Corp. Dover, DE U.S.
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1963 - 1964
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U.S.
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244188
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Hudson Waterways, Inc. New York, NY U.S.
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1964 - 1972
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U.S.
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508404
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U.S. Maritime Administration (Mgrs: Hudson Waterways, Inc.)
New York, NY U.S.
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1972 - 1977
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U.S.
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508404
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U.S. Maritime Administration (Mgrs: Polk Tanker Corp.)
New York, NY U.S.
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1977 - 1981
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U.S.
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508404
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Rebuild History
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Tonnage change, 1952 (10494 gross - 6370 net). Tonnage change, 1964 (10771 gross - 6558 net). Lengthened and received new mid-body, American Ship Building Co., Toledo, OH, in 1967 (546.75 x 75 x 39; 11957 gross - 8526 net).
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Disposition
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Sold in May, 1981, for "non-transportation use or scrapping" to BS & S., Inc., Brownsville, TX, for $454,454.
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History
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Built as T2-SE-A1 class tanker for U.S. Maritime Commission. During rebuild, received old mid-body from "jumbo-ized" Navy tanker USS MISPILLION (A0-105), at American Ship Building Co., Toledo, OH. Vessel passed up Welland Canal, July 3, 1966, in tow of tugs AMERICA and SUPERIOR. New and reconverted mid-body was completed on January 21, 1967 (Lorain hull #890); vessel was refloated on May 18, 1967. Removed from documentation in June, 1967, and redocumented as new vessel same month. As TRANSSUPERIOR, passed up Detroit on May 19, 1967, loaded grain at Duluth, MN, and passed down at Welland Canal, on June 2, 1967.
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