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T2-SE-A1
 
"Glacier Park", became the "Stanvac Durban", in 1948.
 
"Stanvac Durban", ex. "Glacier Park" at Sydney, Australia, in the 50's.
( Photo Copyright Marine Photography MBPH, Sydney, Australia )
 
"Stanvac Durban", ex. "Glacier Park" in 1967.
( Basil Harris @ MPB Private Collection )
 
"Stanvac Durban", ex. "Glacier Park".
 
"Esso Chittagong", ex. "Stanvac Durban", ex. "Glacier Park".
 
"Esso Chittagong", ex. "Stanvac Durban", ex. "Glacier Park".
 
"Santa Helena", ex. "Esso Chittagong", ex. "Stanvac Durban", ex. "Glacier Park".
( Photo Copyright Walter E. Frost )
 
"Santa Helena", ex. "Esso Chittagong", ex. "Stanvac Durban", ex. "Glacier Park".
( Photo Copyright Walter E. Frost )

GLACIER PARK, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 57. UMSC No. 1914 Off. nr. 245388.
Keel laid 21-01-1944. Launched 11-03-1944. Completed 15-04-1944. 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. 30 Tanks.
History:
GLACIER PARK-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA.
STANVAC DURBAN-1948 for Standard-Vacuum Oil Company, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
STANVAC DURBAN-1955 for Standard-Vacuum Oil Company, Panama.
ESSO CHITTAGONG-1962a for Esso Standard Eastern Company Inc., New York, USA.
SANTA HELENA-1962b for Amalgamated Marine Transport S.A., Mosvold & Glastad, Monrovia, Liberia.
GRACE-1967 for Boston MetalsCompnay, named for voyage to breakers.
Additional Reports:
Reported Santa Helena 1964, lengthened & widened by replacing bow and cargo section with forebody removed from s/t WAPELLO (1953) joined by Mitsubishi Industries, Ltd., Kobe.
New dimensions 30 Tanks, 181.0 oa x 25.7 m, 17863 grt,
Dismantled 1966, forebody from s/t WAPELLO joined to machinery section from T-2 tanker TRUSTCO (built as FRONT ROYAL (Sun yard #291), machinery section from SANTA HELENA sold to Boston Metals Co. and temporarily joined to discarded forebody from TRUSTCO, re-named GRACE for delivery voyage in tow.