Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 455. UMSC No. 1779. Official nr. 246993.
Keel laid 18-09-1944. Launched 19-12-1944. Completed 30-12-1944. Gr. 10297 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:
SAN PASQUAL-1944 completed for United States war Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
ILLINOIS-1947 for The Texas Company, Texaco, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
TEXACO ILLINOIS-1960 for The Texas Company, Texaco, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
POINT JULIE-1976 for Birch Shipping Corporation, Point Shipping Corporation, New York, USA
Additional Reports:
Reported Texaco Illinois lengthened and widened in 1961, bow and cargo section replaced with new forebody built at Alabama Drydock & Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama.
New dimensions 175.3 / 166.1 x 24.0 m, 14324 grt / 24999 dwt.
Reported Point Julie sold to shipbreakers in Pakistan. ArrivedGadani Beach 2 Nov.1982 to be broken up. [ By Rachentulla Hoosen Ltd. ]
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