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Caliche - (1936-1943)
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"Caliche" seen here as "Chestnut Hill", during WW1.
"Caliche" seen here as "Chestnut Hill", during WW1.
SS "Calice", was built as "Chestnut Hill", for the US Shipping Board in 1918. Laid down as "Desdemona".
Sailed for the US Navy un til 1919. Sold in 1927 as "Caliche" to the Anglo-Chilean Consolidated Nitrate Corp.
1927 Re-engined 1M (10 kn). Sailed from 1936 untill 1943 for American Petroleum Transport Corp.
Sailed from 1944 as "Donbass" for the U. S. S. R. (bareboat charter from U. S. War Shipping Administration).
Transferred in 1944 to the US Navy Dept.
Sunk as a bombing target 1947.
"Caliche", ex. "Chestnut Hill", ex. "Desdemona", August 22nd, 1935.
"Donbass", ex. "Caliche", ex. "Chestnut Hill", sailing for the USSR in WW2.
"Donbass", ex. "Caliche", ex. "Chestnut Hill", sailing for the USSR in WW2.
The Miramar Ship Index for "CHESTNUT HILL"
IDNo:
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2215976
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Year:
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1918
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Name:
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CHESTNUT HILL
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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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23.08.1917
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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02.1918
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Tons:
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4936
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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1
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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111.2
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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15.5
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Builder:
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Pennsylvania SB
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Gloucester, NJ
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-9
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Subsequent History:
Launched as DESDEMONA - 1927 CALICHE -
1927 re-engined, 1D-10 -
1943 DONBASS - 1944 CALICHE
Disposal Data:
Sunk as a target 1947.
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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215976
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2215976
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1918
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DESDEMONA
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4936
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C.T. Bowring & Co Ltd.
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|
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2215976
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1918
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CHESTNUT HILL
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4936
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1918K
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U.S.Govt
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215976
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2215976
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1918
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CALICHE
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4936
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1927
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Anglo-Chilean Consolidated Nitrate Corp.
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215976
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2215976
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1918
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CALICHE
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4936
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1931
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Motorship Caliche Corp.
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215976
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2215976
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1918
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CALICHE
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4936
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1936
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American Petroleum Tpt Corp.
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|
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2215976
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1918
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DONBASS
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4936
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1943
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USSR
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215976
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2215976
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1918
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CALICHE
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4936
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1944
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U.S. Govt.
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CHESTNUT HILL USA, 1ST (aft)(9¼)
4,936 Grt for U. S. Shipping Board, Philadelphia, 364.9 x 51.0
Tanker built by Pennsylvania SB. Co., Gloucester, N.J., (2), #1, 215976
laid down as DESDEMONA for C. T. Bowring & Co., Ltd., London (nominees for The Shipping Controller)
(03/1918 - 09/1919 - U. S. Navy requisition - Naval Overseas Transportation Service #2526)
1927 - CALICHE Anglo-Chilean Consolidated Nitrate Corp., New York - re-engined 1M (10 kn)
1931 - Motorship Caliche Corp., New York
1936 - American Petroleum Transport Corp., New York [Daniel K. Ludwig]
1943 - DONBASS U. S. S. R. (bareboat charter from U. S. War Shipping Administration), RU
03/1944 - CALICHE, U. S. War Shipping Administration, Wilmington, Del., US
10/1944 - transferred to U. S. Navy Dept.
Sunk as a bombing target 1947 - details unknown.