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Caripito - (1943-1956)
"Caripito" build in 1943 was sold in 1956 as "Esso Lambeth" and scrapped in 1965.

Additional information :
Registry & Rig Information
Vessel Name:
CARIPITO
Nationality
PANAMA
Official Number:
Rig:
Propeller

Dimensions & Tonnage
Vessel Length:
355.00
Gross Tonnage:
3401.00
Vessel Width:
60.00
Net Tonnage:
2002.00
Vessel Height
17.50
Hull Material:
Steel
Masts:
2
Hull Number:
00013

Builder Information
Place of Build:
Duluth, MN
Builder:
Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Co.
Date of Build
1943

Name Changes
Vessel Name:
Date:
Registry
Official #
ESSO LAMBETH
1956 - 1965
U.K.
187549

Ownership Changes
Owner Name
Date
Registry
Official #
Creole Petroleum Corp., Panama
1943 - 1956
PANAMA
Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd.,London, Great Britain
1956 - 1965
U.K.
187549

Rebuild History
Tonnage change, 1956 (4352 gross - 2110 net).

Disposition
Sold to Eisen und Metall A.G., for scrapping at Hamburg, Germany; reported in August, 1965.

History
Built for a subsidiary of Standard Oil Company for service to Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.