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Baytown - (1920-1925)
"Baytown" seen here as "Reginolite", was build in 1917. Humble Oil & Refining Co. Houston, TX U.SA.,
took her over in 1923 and she was sold in 1925 as "Luisiano" to Italy. Torpedoed by the RAF and lost in 1942.
"Baytown" a not so very sharp photo.
Additional Information :
The Miramar Ship Index for "REGINOLITE"
IDNo:
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1138372
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Year:
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1917
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Name:
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REGINOLITE
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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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21.06.1917
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Flag:
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CAN
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Date of completion:
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10.1917
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Tons:
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2631
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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49
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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76.2
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Country of build:
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CAN
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Beam:
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13.3
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Builder:
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Collingwood SB Co.
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Collingwood
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-8
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Subsequent History:
1920 BAYTOWN - 1925 LUISIANO
Disposal Data:
Torpedoed and sunk by British aircraft, October 29, 1942, twenty miles from Navarino. [ Voyage Navarino-Benghazi ]
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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138372
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1138372
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1917
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REGINOLITE
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2631
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Imperial Oil Co Ltd.
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220590
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1138372
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1917
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BAYTOWN
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2631
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1920
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Humble Oil & Refining Co Inc.
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1293
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1138372
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1917
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LUISIANO
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2631
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1925
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Soc Armatrice Italiana
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1293
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1138372
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1917
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LUISIANO
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2631
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1939
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Ditta G.M.Barbagelata
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Additional Information :
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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REGINOLITE
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Nationality
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CANADA
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Official Number:
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138372
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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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250.00
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Gross Tonnage:
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2631.00
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Vessel Width:
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43.66
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Net Tonnage:
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1394.00
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Vessel Height
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23.42
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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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00049
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Builder Information
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Place of Build:
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Collingwood, Ontario
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Builder:
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Collingwood Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
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Date of Build
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1917
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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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BAYTOWN
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1923 - 1925
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U.S.
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220590
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LUISIANO
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1925 - 1942
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ITALY
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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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Imperial Oil Co., Ltd.
Sarnia, Ont. Canada
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1917 - 1923
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CANADA
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138372
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Humble Oil & Refining Co.
Houston, TX U.S.
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1923 - 1925
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U.S.
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220590
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Societa Armatrice Italiana
Genoa, Italy
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1925 - 1938
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ITALY
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Ditta G.M. Barbagelata
Genoa, Italy
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1938 - 1942
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ITALY
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Rebuild History
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U.S. measures, 1923 (250 x 43.66 x 23.5; 2630 gross - 1394 net). Tonnage change, 1933 (2552 gross - 1322 net). Tonnage change, 1926 (2555 gross - 1418 net).
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Disposition
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Torpedoed and sunk by British aircraft, October 29, 1942, twenty miles from Navarino.
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