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White River
T2-SE-A1
"White River".
"White River".
"White River".
"World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River", after conversion.
"Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River" and tug "Stentor" in the lock at IJmuiden, Netherlands.
Bulker "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".
Bulker "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".
"Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".
( Photo Collection Fairfield )
Bulker "Santa Elia", ex. "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".
"Santa Elia", ex. "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River", at Birkenhead.
( Photo Copyright David Palmer )
"Santa Elia", ex. "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".
WHITE RIVER, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.
Yardnumber 274. UMSC No. 558. Off. nr. 245309.
Keel laid 30-11-1943. Launched 01-03-1944. Completed 31-03-1944. Gr. 10172 t., Net. 6423 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 11,93 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
WHITE RIVER-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
WHITE RIVER-1947 for Panama Oceanic Lines Inc., Panama.
WORLD TRADITION-1956 for Panama Oceanic Lines Inc., Panama.
WORLD COMMANDER-1959 for World Commander Corporation, Monrovia, Liberia.
COMMANDER-1963 for Marine Carriers Corporation, New York, USA.
AMERICAN GRAIN-1973a for American Grain Steamship Company, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
SANTA ELIA-1973b for North Beach Steamship Company, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
SANTA ELIA-1973b for North Beach Steamship Company, Panama.
Additional Reports:
Reported World Commander lengthened, widened and converted into bulk carrier in 1959 by replacement of cargo section and lengthened, built by Harima Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd., Aioi.
New dimensions 4 Holds, 7 Hatches, 168 m pp x 22.9 m, 13103 grt / 22700 dwt.
Reported Santa Elia damaged by stranding 26 Apr. 1975 off Flushing, Holland, whilst on voyage from Antwerp to Hull. Refloated and laid up. Sold 1976.
Reported Santa Elia sold to shipbreakers in Spain. Arrived Bilbao 24 Mar. 1976 to be broken up. Work began 15 May 1976. [ By Revalorizacion de Materiales S.A. ]
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