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Fort Bridger
T2-SE-A1
"Fort Bridger" source, location and date unknown.
"Fort Bridger" source, location and date unknown.
"Fort Bridger" source, location and date unknown.
"Fort Bridger" source, location and date unknown.
"Fort Bridger" source, location and date unknown.
"Archer", ex. "Fort Bridger" source, location and date unknown.
"Archer", ex. "Fort Bridger" location and date unknown.
( Photo copyright F.R. Sherlock )
"Fort Bridger", Vessel Status Card.
FORT BRIDGER, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.
Yardnumber 289. UMSC No. 1497. Off. nr. 245050.
Keel laid 15-03-1943. Launched 13-01-1944. Completed 29-02-1944. Gr. 10172 t., Net. 6423 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 11,93 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
FORT BRIDGER-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
FORT BRIDGER-1948 for United States Petroleum Carriers Inc., New York, USA.
FORT BRIDGER-1957 for Alexander S. Onassis Corporation, Monrovia, Liberia.
FORT BRIDGER-1963 for Sunstone Marine Panama SA , Monrovia, Liberia.
ARCHER-1970 for Sunstone Marine Panama S.A., Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Archer sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung 5 May 1970 to be broken up. Work began 20 Jun. 1970. [ By Yung Tai Steel & Iron Works Ltd. ]
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