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La Brea Hills
See also : More photos "Austin", ex. "La Brea Hills"
T2-SE-A1
"La Brea Hills".
"Austin", ex. "La Brea Hills".( Photo thanks to Jan-Erik Andersson )
"Austin", ex. "La Brea Hills".
( Photo Copyright Marc Piche )
"Austin", ex. "La Brea Hills".
( Photo Copyright Dale G. Elhardt )
"Austin", ex. "La Brea Hills".
( Photo Copyright Dale G. Elhardt )
LA BREA HILLS, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Marinship Co., Sausalito, California.
Yardnr. 75. USMC nr. 2096. Official nr. 247455.
Keel laid 08-01-1945. Launched 24-02-1945. Completed 12-03-1945. Gr. 10935 t., Net. 6512 t., Dw. 16556 t. L.o.a. 193,10 m., Br. 22,94 m., Dr. 10,34 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Eliott & Company, Jeanette, Pennsylvania. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
LA BREA HILLS-1945 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, San Francisco, California, USA.
LA BREA HILLS-1948 for Trinidad Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
AUSTIN-1962 for Trinidad Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
VOUVRAY-1982 for Trinidad Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Austin lengthened and widened in 1962 at Lino Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd., Maizuru.
New dimensions 30 Tanks, 193,1m / 186,9 x 22,9m, 15354 gt / 17304 Dw.
Reported Vouvray sold to shipbreakers in Argentina. Arrived Ramallo 2 Dec. 1982 to be broken up. [ By Zulfiquar Metal Industries Ltd. ]
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S.S. La Brea Hills, Tanker, Hull #75, keel laid 1/8/45, launched Feb 24, 1945. Sponsor: Mrs. Walter Gee; matron of honor: Mrs. Harry Freese. In private operation under same name in October, 1960. Scrapped Hamburg Germany 5/7/70.
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