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Missionary Ridge
T2-SE-A1
"Missionary Ridge", inbound December 1st, 1943. ( Photo US Coast Guard)
"Missionary Ridge", outbound March 1st, 1944. ( Photo US Coast Guard)
"Missionary Ridge" in 1952.
( Photo by Bill Wood, former electrician on board the M. Ridge )
"World Traveller", ex. "Missionary Ridge", after conversion.
"World Traveller", ex. "Missionary Ridge", after conversion in Vancouver, April 2nd, 1959.
( Photo Copyright Walter E. Frost )
"World Chieftain", ex. "World Traveller", ex. "Missionary Ridge".
( Photo Copyright A. Duncan )
"World Chieftain", ex. "World Traveller", ex. "Missionary Ridge".
"World Chieftain", ex. "World Traveller", ex. "Missionary Ridge".
"World Chieftain", ex. "World Traveller", ex. "Missionary Ridge".
"World Chieftain", ex. "World Traveller", ex. "Missionary Ridge".
"Christine", ex. "World Chieftain", ex. "World Traveller", ex. "Missionary Ridge".
( Photo Copyright Tony Bond )
"Chee Lee", ex. "Christine", ex. "World Chieftain", ex. "World Traveller", ex. "Missionary Ridge" in Boston 1968.( Photo Copyright Harry Stott )
"Chee Lee", ex. "Christine", ex. "World Chieftain", ex. "World Traveller", ex. "Missionary Ridge".
( Photo Copyright Walter E. Frost )
"Chee Lee", ex. "Christine", ex. "World Chieftain", ex. "World Traveller", ex. "Missionary Ridge".( Photo Copyright Reserved )
"Tunglee", ex. "Chee Lee", ex. "Christine", ex. "World Chieftain", ex. "World Traveller", ex. "Missionary Ridge".
( Photo Copyright David Boone )
MISSIONARY RIDGE, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 311. UMSC No. 386. Official nr. 244803.
Keel laid 17-08-1943. Launched 30-11-1943. Completed 11-12-1943. Gr. 10195 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:
MISSIONARY RIDGE-1943 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Marine Transport Lines Inc, New York, USA.
MISSIONARY RIDGE-1947 for Panama Oceanic Lines Inc., Panama.
WORLD TRAVELLER-1956 for Panama Oceanic Lines Inc., Panama.
WORLD CHIEFTAIN-1959 for World Chieftain Corporation, Monrovia, Liberia.
CHRISTINE-1966 for Continental Oceanic Navigation Corporation Ltd., Monrovia, Liberia.
EUGENIA-1968a for Continental Oceanic Navigation Corporation Ltd., Monrovia, Liberia.
CHEE LEE-1968b for Far Eastern Navigation Corporation, Keelung, Taiwan.
TUNG LEE-1970 for Far Eastern Navigation Corporation, Keelung, Taiwan.
Additional Reports:
Reported World Chieftain lengthened, widened and converted into bulk carrier in 1959 by replacement of cargo section with a new midbody built by Harima Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd., Aioi, Japan.
1959 New Dimensions 174.2 / 168.1 x 22.9 m, 12793 grt / 22946 dwt.
Reported Tung Lee sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung arrived 5 Jan. 1977 to be broken up. Work began 26 Mar. 1977. [ By Shieng Yek Steel Corporation Ltd. ]
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