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T2-SE-A1
"Camp Union", ex. "Chateau-Thierry".
"Camp Union", ex. "Chateau-Thierry".
"Caltex Sidney", ex. "Camp Union", ex. "Chateau-Thierry", at Sydney Harbour 1952.
( Basil Harris @ MPB Private Collection )
"Caltex Sidney", ex. "Camp Union", ex. "Chateau-Thierry".
( Photo collection Morten Bjørndalen )
"Caltex Sidney", ex. "Camp Union", ex. "Chateau-Thierry".
"Caltex Sidney", ex. "Camp Union", ex. "Chateau-Thierry".
( Basil Harris @ MPB Private Collection )
CHATEAU THIERRY, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 435. UMSC No.1793. Official nr. 247453.
Keel laid 22-11-1944. Launched 03-03-1945. Completed 16-03-1945. Gr. 10297 t., Net. 6236 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,31 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
CHATEAU THIERRY-1945 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
CAMP UNION-1945 for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
CAMP UNION-1947 for Overseas Tankship Corporation, Panama.
CALTEX SYDNEY-1951 for Overseas Tankship [UK] Ltd., London, Great Britain
Additional Reports:
Reported Caltex Sydney sold to shipbreakers in Japan. Arrived Osaka 20 Dec. 1962 to be broken up. [ By Hanwa Company Ltd. ]
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