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Hadley
T2-SE-A1
Launch of the "Hadley", on April 12th, 1943.
An amazing color photo taken by Grant Ridley, who was a photographer at Kaiser's Swan Island
shipyard in Portland Oregon, during WWII.
( Thanks to his son Richard Ridley )
Launch of the "Hadley", on April 12th, 1943.
An amazing color photo taken by Grant Ridley, who was a photographer at Kaiser's Swan Island
shipyard in Portland Oregon, during WWII.
( Thanks to his son Richard Ridley )
"San Julián" ex. "Alpha Limpopo" ex "Hadley".
"San Julián" ex. "Alpha Limpopo" ex "Hadley".
"San Julián" ex. "Alpha Limpopo" ex "Hadley", (Drawing).
HADLEY, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 10. UMSC No. 802. Off. nr. 243301.
Keel laid 26-11-1942. Launched 12-04-1943. Completed 20-05-1943. 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. Derricks: 2 x 2 t., 2 x 5 t. Call sign: LRDA.
History:
HADLEY-1943 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
ALPHA LIMPOPO-1948 for Alpha South African Steamship Company, Durban, South Africa.
SAN JULIAN-1978 for Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Additional Reports:
Reported San Julian sold to shipbreakers in Argentina. Arrived breakers yard 25 Apr. 1978 to be broken up.( But also reported broken up in Brazil Feb..1981)
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