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Oregon Trail
T2-SE-A1
Rebuilt as a "Whaler" and renamed "Olympic Challenger", ex. "Herman F. Whiton", ex. "Oregon Trail", here seen in the Kieler channel, Germany.
( Photo Copyright Greek Shipping Miracle )
"Olympic Challenger", ex. "Herman F. Whiton", ex. "Oregon Trail".( Copyright reserved )
Rebuilt as a "Whaler" and renamed "Olympic Challenger".( Photo collection Morten Bjørndalen )
"Olympic Challenger", ex. "Herman F. Whiton", ex. "Oregon Trail".
( Copyright reserved )
"Olympic Challenger", ex. "Herman F. Whiton", ex. "Oregon Trail".
( Photo collection S. Thienemann )
"Olympic Challenger", ex. "Herman F. Whiton", ex. "Oregon Trail".
( Photo collection Fairfield )
"Kyokuyo Maru No.2", ex. "Olympic Challenger", ex. "Herman F. Whiton", ex. "Oregon Trail".
"Kyokuyo Maru No.2", ex. "Olympic Challenger", ex. "Herman F. Whiton", ex. "Oregon Trail".
"Kyokuyo Maru No.2", ex. "Olympic Challenger", ex. "Herman F. Whiton", ex. "Oregon Trail", photo 1971
Malacca Straits, taken from a light aircraft by late Peter Foxley based at Penang, Malaysia.
( Photo Copyright Chris Howell )
OREGON TRAIL, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 34. UMSC No. 826. Off. nr. 244579.
Keel laid 10-08-1943. Launched 16-10-1943. Completed 05-11-1943. 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.
History:
OREGON TRAIL-1943 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA
HEMAN F. WHITON-1948 for Union Sulphur Company, New York, USA.
HEMAN F. WHITON-1950a for Olympic Whaling Company, New York, USA.
OLYMPIC CHALLENGER-1950b for Olympic Whaling Company, Panama.
KYOKUYO MARU NO. 2-1956 for Kyokuyo Hogei Kisen Kaisha, Tokyo, Japan.
KYOKUYO MARU NO. 2-1972 for Kyokuyo Kisen Kaisha, Tokyo, Japan.
OCEAN GREEN-1974 for Ocean Green Service Company, Osaka, Japan
Additional Reports:
Reported Olympic Challenger lengthened, widened and converted into whale factory ship in 1950. Completed Oct. 1950 by Howaldtswerke A.G., Kiel, Germany.
New dimensions, 4 Holds, 4 Hatches,172.4 m oa, 13019 grt /16920 dwt.
Reported Ocean Green converted into oil sludge processing vessel in 1974.
Reported Ocean Green sold to ship-breakers in South Korea. Arrived Masan 26 Dec. 1975 to be broken up. [ By Korea Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. ]
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