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 "Fort Matanzas", just after the war.
 
"Trochiscus", ex. "Fort Matanzas".
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 "Trochiscus", ex. "Fort Matanzas".
( Photo Collection Helderline )
"Trochiscus", ex. "Fort Matanzas".
"Trochiscus", ex. "Fort Matanzas".
 
"Trochiscus", ex. "Fort Matanzas".
 
"Trochiscus", ex. "Fort Matanzas".
 
"Trochiscus", ex. "Fort Matanzas".
( Photo copyright Marine Photography MPBH Sydney Australia )

FORT MATANZAS, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 79. UMSC No. 1936. Off. nr. 246201.
Keel laid 31-05-1944. Launched 11-07-1944. Completed 09-08-1944. Gr. 10448 t., Net. 6285 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 8,99 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
FORT MATANZAS-1944 for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA.
TROCHISCUS-1948 for Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company Ltd., London, Great Britain.
TROCHISCUS-1955 for Shell Petroleum Company Ltd., London, Great Britain.
TROCHISCUS-1960 for Shell Tankers Ltd., London, Great Britain.
Additional Reports:
Reported Trochiscus sold to shipbreakers in Hong Kong. Arrived Hong Kong Chaip Hua Manufactory Company (1947) Ltd., 22 Dec. 1960 to be broken up. Work began 11 Jan. 1961. [ By Hong Kong Chiap Hua Manufactory Co. ]