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Pan-American Petroleum & Tpt., Co, Inc.
Cerro-Ebano - ( 1921-1933)
Built in 1921 as "Cerro-Ebano", for Sun Oil Co., renamed in 1940 as "Esso Dover".
Scrapped at Philadelphia first quarter 1949.

The Miramar Ship Index for "CERRO-EBANO"
IDNo:
2221129
Year:
1921
Name:
CERRO-EBANO
Launch Date:
19.02.1921
Type:
Tanker
Date of completion:
03.1921
Flag:
USA
Keel:

Tons:
8880
Link:
-
DWT:
13860
Yard No:
37
Length overall:
Ship Design:
LPP:
146.5
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
20.1
Builder:
Sun
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Chester, Pa
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1Q-11

Subsequent History:
1940 ESSO DOVER

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Philadelphia 1th quarter 1949 [ By Northern Metals Co. ]

History :
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
221129
2221129
1921
CERRO-EBANO
8880
Pan-American Petroleum & Tpt Co Inc.
221129
2221129
1921
CERRO-EBANO
8880
1933
Pan-American Foreign Corp.
221129
2221129
1921
CERRO-EBANO
8880
1935
Standard Oil Co of New Jersey
221129
2221129
1921
ESSO DOVER
8880
1940
Standard Oil Co of New Jersey

Sistership is the Esso Providence (ex. Cerro Azul).

CERRO-EBANO - 1921   USA    1Q (aft)     (11)
8,880 GRT for Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co., Inc., Los Angeles, 480.5 x 66.0
Tanker built by Sun SB. Co., Chester, Pa.,  (3), #37, 221129
1933 - Pan-American Foreign Corp., Wilmington, Del.
1935 - Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Wilmington, Del.
1940 - ESSO DOVER   s/o
Broken up at Philadelphia, 1st quarter 1949 by Northern Metals Co.

Source : Pacific Marine Review, April, Volume 18 1921.

SUN SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, CHESTER, PENN.
Cerro-Ebano, hull 37, tanker Pan American Petr & Trans Co; 480 LBP; 65-9 beam; 26-7 loaded draft; 12 loaded speed; 12,500 DWT; single screw QE engs 4300 IHP; 4 SE Scotch boilers 15-10x11-11 1/4; keel Aug 26; launch Feb 19/21 ; deliver Mar 19/21.
Cerro-Azul, hull 38, tanker Pan-American Petr & Trans Co; sister to above; keel Oct 13/20; launch Feb26/21; deliver Mar 26/21.

Sun
Two launchings took place at the yard of the Sun Shipbuilding Company during February. On the 19th was launched the tanker Cerro-Ebano, 12,500 deaweight tons, and on the 26th the Cerro-Azul, 12,500 tons, both for the Pan-American Petroleum and
Transportation Company.

Source : Pacific Marine Review, June, Volume 18 1921.

Sun
The tanker Cerro-Azul, delivered to Pan-American Petroleum recently, attained a sea speed of 12 3/4 knots on a full loaded draft of 27 feet, a performance that ranks her as one of the highest-speed tankers ever built in America. The keels of two tankers for the Sun Oil Company, hulls 46 and 47, were laid in April.