Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 397. UMSC No. 1749. Official nr. 246178.
Keel laid 06-04-1944. Launched 15-07-1944. Completed 29-07-1944. Gr. 10296 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:
MAUVILLA-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Adm. (American Petroleum Transport Corp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under GAA.)
ESSO BIRMINGHAM-1946 for Anglo-American Oil Company Ltd., London, Great Britain.
ESSO BIRMINGHAM-1951 for Esso Petroleum Company Ltd., London, Great Britain.
Additional Reports:
Reported Esso Birmingham sold to shipbreakers in Yugoslavia. Arrived Split 12 Sep. 1963 to be broken up. [By Sveti Kajo, Brodospas]
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