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Mesa Verde
T2-SE-A1
"Mesa Verde".
"Villandry", ex. "Mesa Verde".MESA VERDE, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 99. UMSC No. 1956. Off. nr. 246850.
Keel laid 12-09-1944. Launched 24-10-1944. Completed 17-11-1944. 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:
MESA VERDE-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA.
MESA VERDE-1947 for British Tanker Company Ltd., British Petroleum Company Ltd., London, Great Britain.
VILLANDRY-1955 for Soc. Maritimes des Petroles BP S.A., Bordeaux, France.
Additional Reports:
Reported Villandry sold to shipbreakers in France. Arrived Toulon 18 May 1961 to be broken up, June 1961. [ By Soc. Anon. de Remorquage et de Sauvetage “Les Abeilles” ]
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