Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 53. UMSC No. 845. Off. nr. 245525.
Keel laid 23-12-1943. Launched 16-02-1944. Completed 17-03-1944. 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:
OCHOCO-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA.
OCHOCO-1948 for French Government, Le Havre, France..
ESSO NORMANDIE-1956 for Standard Francaise de Petroles (ESSO), Le Havre, France.
Additional Reports:
Reported Esso Normandie sold to shipbreakers in France. Arrived La Seyne 15 Mar. 1961 to be broken up. [ By Soc. de Materiel Naval du Midi ].
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