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Signal Hills
T2-SE-A1
"Henry M. Dawes"., ex. "Signal Hills".
( Photo thanks to Angela Goins )
"Guadalupe", ex. "Henry M. Dawes", ex. "Signal Hills", source, location and date unknown.
"Guadalupe", ex. "Henry M. Dawes", ex. "Signal Hills", before the 1978 conversion, source, location and date unknown.
"Guadalupe", ex. "Henry M. Dawes", ex. "Signal Hills" after", after lengthened, widened and rebuilt in 1978.
( Photo Copyright Barry Brickstock )
"Guadalupe", ex. "Henry M. Dawes", ex. "Signal Hills".
( Photo Copyright Harry Stott )
"Guadalupe", ex. "Henry M. Dawes", ex. "Signal Hills".
( Photo thanks to Mike Cotting )
"Guadalupe", ex. "Henry M. Dawes", ex. "Signal Hills".
( Photo Copyright William Schell )
"Guadalupe", ex. "Henry M. Dawes", ex. "Signal Hills".
( Photo Copyright David Boone )
"Guadalupe", ex. "Henry M. Dawes", ex. "Signal Hills", at Port-Said, November 26th 1999.
( Photo Copyright Yvon Perchoc )
"Guadalupe", ex. "Henry M. Dawes", ex. "Signal Hills", at Galveston Bay, 1993.( Photo Copyright Harry Stott )
"Guadalupe", ex. "Henry M. Dawes", ex. "Signal Hills", photo taken in 2001, Port Arthur, Texas.
The ship was laid up at the time.
( Photo Copyright Carey Akin )
"Guadalupe", ex. "Henry M. Dawes", ex. "Signal Hills".( Photo Copyright James Giammatteo )
SIGNAL HILLS, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Marinship Co., Sausalito, California.
Yardnr.72. USMC nr. 1848. Official nr. 247350.
Keel laid 07-12-1944. Launched 30-01-1945. Completed 15-02-1945. Gr. 10935 t., Net. 6512 t., Dw. 16556 t. L.o.a. 208,34 m., Br. 22,60 m., Dr. 10,08 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Eliott & Company, Jeanette, Pennsylvania. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
SIGNAL HILLS-1945 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, San Francisco, California, USA.
HENRY M DAWES-1948 for Sabine Transportation Company, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
GUADALUPE-1963 for Sabine Transportation Company, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Guadalupe lengthened, widened and rebuilt in 1978 at Alabama Drydock & Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama.
New dimensions 30 Tanks, 208,3m / 199,4 x 26,0m, 17985 gt / 30369 Dw.
Reported Guadalupe sold to shipbreakers in India. Arrived Alang 21 Nov. 2001 to be broken up. [ By Vijay Ship Breaking Corporation ]
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S.S. Signal Hills, Tanker, hull #72, keel laid 12/7/44, launched Jan 30, 1945. Sponsor: Mrs Clarence Mayhew. In private operation with name changed to "Henry M. Dawes" in October, 1960. 6/63 Guadalupe. Scrapped at Alang 21.11.2001.
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