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Lost Hills
T2-SE-A1
"Lost Hills".
"Abu" ex. "Lost Hills".
( Photo Copyright WSS )
"Abu" ex. "Lost Hills".
( Photo Copyright John Sins )
"Abu" ex. "Lost Hills". Port side view, August 12th, 1956, place unknown.( Photo Copyright DUBAS, JOHN )
LOST HILLS, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Marinship Co., Sausalito, California.
Yardnr. 58. USMC nr. 1834. Official nr. 246558.
Keel laid 04-07-1944. Launched 29-08-1944. Completed 30-09-1944 Gr. 10441 t., Net. 6249 t., Dw. 16577 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,21 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Eliott & Company, Jeanette, Pennsylvania. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
LOST HILLS-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, San Francisco, California, USA.
ABU-1977 for Skibs A/S Abu, M. Konow & Company, Oslo, Norway.
TRINITY TRANSPORTER-1960 for Trinity Transportation Gorp., Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Trinity Transporter sold to shipbreakers in Hong Kong. Arrived Hong Kong 30 Dec. 1960 to be broken up. [ By Chiap Hua Manufactory Company (1947) Ltd. ]
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S.S. Lost Hills, Tanker, hull # 58, keel laid 7/4/44, launched Aug. 29, 1944 Sponsor: Mrs. Donald G. Maxson; Matron of Honor, Ann (Mrs. Edward S. Jr.) Williams. In private operation under Liberian flag and renamed "Trinity Transporter" in October, 1960. Scrapped 12/60 Hong Kong, China.
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