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Saint Mihiel
T2-SE-A1
"Saint Mihiel", badly damaged by fire.
(Photo copyright WSS)
SAINT MIHIEL, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 463. UMSC No.1796. Official nr. 247457.
Keel laid 25-11-1944. Launched 07-03-1945. Completed 19-03-1945. 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:
SAINT MIHIEL-1945 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
CAMP VERDE-1946 for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Camp Verde was involved in collision with NASHBULK in position 37.34 N / 64.40 W and caught fire 9 Apr. 1945 whilst on voyage from Corpus Christi, Texas,via New York to Cherbourg, France with gasoline. Put back to New York. Fire extinguished and declared a constructive total loss. Sold to shipbreakers in USA. Arrived Perth Amboy, New Jersey Jun. 1946 to be broken up. [ By New Market Steel Co. ]
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