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Battle Rock
T2-SE-A1
"Battle Rock" during the war.
( Photo Copyright D.N. Brigham )
"Battle Rock" in charter for Mobil Oil..
"Battle Rock".
BATTLE ROCK, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 55. UMSC No. 847 Off. nr. 245332.
Keel laid 05-01-1944. Launched 28-02-1944. Completed 30-03-1944. Gr. 10448 t., Net. 6285 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 8,99 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
BATTLE ROCK-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA
BATTLE ROCK-1948 for American Marine Corporation, A.S. Onassis, New York, USA.
BATTLE ROCK-1949 for United States Petroleum Carriers Inc., New York, USA.
BATTLE ROCK-1957 for Alexander S. Onassis Corperation, Monrovia, Liberia.
BATTLE ROCK-1962 for Rosedale Navigation Company, Monrovia, Liberia.
ARMOR-1963 for Rosedale Navigation Company, Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Armor sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung 22 Nov. 1968 to be broken up.
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