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The Cottonwoods
T2-SE-A1
"The Cottonwoods".
"The Cottonwoods".
"Hammersborg", ex. "The Cottonwoods".THE COTTONWOODS, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.
Yardnumber 301. UMSC No. 1509. Off. nr. 246356.
Keel laid 04-05-1944. Launched 05-08-1944. Completed 29-08-1944. 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:
THE COTTONWOODS-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
HAMMERSBORG-1947 for Johs. Hansens Rederi A/S, Oslo, Norway.
POTOMAC-1960 for International Navigation Corporation, Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Potomac sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung 4 Apr. 1966 to be broken up.
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