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Misoa - (1937-1941 & 1945-1955)
See also : Stanvac Riau - (1957-1963)
"Misoa" was build in 1937, sold in 1955 as "Petro Mar".
Sold again in 1957 as "Stanvac Riau", scrapped in 1962.
( Photo thanks to William Russell )
Misoa 7.1937 4,193 Gt
1941: Requisitioned by Admiralty and converted to a Tank landing Ship (F.117).
1945: Returned to owners.
1946: (Panama Transport Co.).
1952: (Creole Petroleum Corp., Panama).
1955: Petro Mar (Maritima Aragua S.A., Venezuela).
1957: Stanvac Riau (Lennox Corp., Liberia (Standard Vacuum Oil Co.)).
1962: Scrapped Hong Kong.
Additional information Starke & Schell Registers :
1937 - MISOA BR 2T (aft) (11)
4,800 GRT for Lago Shipping Co., Ltd., London, 371.1 x 64.2
Tanker built by Furness SB. Co., Ltd., Haverton Hill-on-Tees, (7), #267, 165526
(12/1940 - 1945 Admiralty requisition - converted to tank landing ship)
1946 - Panama Transport Co., Panama , PA
1952 - Creole Petroleum Corp., Panama
1956 - PETRO-MAR, Maritima Aragua, S.A. (Sixto Gil & Son), Maracaibo, VE
1957 - STANVAC RIAU, Lennox Corp., Monrovia (Stanvac, New York), LI, 241 (?)
Broken up at Hong Kong 1963 by Lee Sing Co.,
arrived 22.12.1962, work began 17.01.1963.
The Miramar Ship Index for "MISOA"
IDNo:
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1165526
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Year:
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1937
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Name:
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MISOA
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Launch Date:
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22.06.1937
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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07.1937
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Flag:
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PAN
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Keel:
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30.10.1936
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Tons:
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4800
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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267
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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113.1
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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19.6
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Builder:
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Furness
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Haverton Hill
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2T-11
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Subsequent History:
1956 PETRO-MAR - 1957 STANVAC RIAU
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Hong Kong 22.12.1962.
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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Main Owner
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165526
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1165526
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1937
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MISOA
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4800
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Lago Shipping Co.
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|
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1165526
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1937
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PETRO-MAR
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4800
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1956
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S. Gil & Son
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|
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1165526
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1937
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STANVAC RIAU
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4800
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1957
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Standard-Vacuum
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FURNESS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY LTD., HAVERTON HILL
Name
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MISOA
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Type
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Tanker
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Yard Number
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267
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Launched
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22/06/1937
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Completed
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07/1937
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Off. Number
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165526
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Engine builder
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North East Marine Engineering, Newcastle
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Engine type
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T. 6 cyl, twin screw, aft
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GRT
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4800
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Length (feet)
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371.1
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Beam (feet)
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64.2
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First owner
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Lago Shipping Co. Ltd., London
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History
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1941 -1945 Admiralty requisition as a tank landing ship
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1946 Panama Transport Co., Panama
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1952 Creole Petroleum Corporation, Panama
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1956 PETRO-MAR, Maritima Aragua S.A., Maracaibo
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1957 STANVAC RIAU, Lennox Corporation, Monrovia (Stanvac, New York)
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Fate
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22/12/1962 arrived at Hong Kong for breaking, work began 17/01/1963
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