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Moccasin Gap
T2-SE-A1
"Caltex Suez" ex. "Moccasin Gap".
"Caltex Suez" ex. "Moccasin Gap".
MOCCASIN GAP, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.
Yardnumber 348. UMSC No. 2857. Off. nr. 248608.
Keel laid 14-05-1945. Launched 04-08-1945. Completed 11-09-1945. 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:
MOCCASIN GAP-1945 completed for United States war Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
MOCCASIN GAP-1947 for Overseas Tankship Corporation, Panama.
CALTEX SUEZ-1952 for Overseas Tankship Corporation, Panama.
CALTEX SUEZ-1959 for Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd., London, Great Britain.
Additional Reports:
Reported Caltex Suez sold to shipbreakers in Japan. Arrived Osaka May 1962 to be broken up. [ By Hanwa Kogyo ]
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