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Guarico - (1943-1956)
Build in 1943 as "Guarico", she became in 1956 "Esso Wandsworth".
Scrapped after a collision in 1965.

Additional information :
Registry & Rig Information
Vessel Name:
GUARICO
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:
Hull Number:
00017

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

Name Changes
Vessel Name:
Date:
Registry
Official #
ESSO WANDSWORTH
1956 - 1965
U.K.
187594

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.
187594

Rebuild History
Tonnge change, 1956 (4352 gross - 1847 net).

Disposition
Scrapped at Grays, Great Britain in 1965, in "damaged condition."

History
Built for Standard Oil Co. subsidiary, originally for service on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.