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Carnifex Ferry
T2-SE-A1
"Maryland Trader" ex. "Crown Trader"ex. "Carnifex Ferry".
"Maryland Trader" ex. "Crown Trader"ex. "Carnifex Ferry".
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"Maryland Trader" ex. "Crown Trader"ex. "Carnifex Ferry".( Photo Collection Cape Town Ships Slides )
"Maryland Trader" ex. "Crown Trader"ex. "Carnifex Ferry".
CARNIFEX FERRY, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 456. UMSC No.1782. Official nr. 247178.
Keel laid 30-09-1944. Launched 06-01-1945. Completed 19-01-1945. 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 General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
CARNIFEX FERRY-1945 completed for United States war Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
CROWN TRADER-1948 for American Trading & Production Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
MARYLAND TRADER-1972 for American Trading & Production Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Maryland Trader lengthened and widened in 1958 by replacing cargo section with new midbody built by American Bridge Div., U. S. Steel Corp., fitted by Maryland Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Baltimore, Maryland.
New dimensions 174.4 / 168.1 x 22.9 m, 12678 grt / 21594 dwt.
Reported Maryland Trader sold to shipbreakers in Spain. Arrived Burriana18 Feb. 1976 to be broken up. [ By Aguilar y Peris ]
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