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Montebello Hills
T2-SE-A1
"Montebello Hills".
"Montebello Hills", 1960 in Corinto Nicaragua.( Photo thanks to Giancarlo Baudoino )
"Amber", ex. "Montebello Hills"
( Photo Copyright Harry Stott )
MONTEBELLO HILLS, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Marinship Co., Sausalito, California.
Yardnr. 62. USMC nr. 1838. Official nr. 246851.
Keel laid 30-08-1944. Launched 21-10-1944. Completed 22-11-1944. Gr. 10535 t., Net. 6349 t., Dw. 16500 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,19 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Eliott & Company, Jeanette, Pennsylvania. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
MONTEBELLO HILLS-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, San Francisco, California, USA.
MONTEBELLO HILLS-1948 for Pacific Tankers Inc., Condor Financiera Panama S.A., San Francisco, California, USA.
MONTEBELLO HILLS-1951 for Western Tankers Inc., Condor Financiera Panama S.A., Monrovia, Liberia.
MONTEBELLO HILLS-1957 for Alexander S. Onassis Corp., Monrovia, Liberia.
MONTEBELLO HILLS-1962 for Condor Financiera Panama S.A., Monrovia, Liberia.
AMBER-1963 for Condor Financiera Panama S.A., Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Amber sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Keelung 15 Jan. 1962 to be broken up. [ By Kuang-I Enterprise ]
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S.S. Montebello Hills, Tanker, hull # 62, keel laid 6/30/44, launched Oct 21, 1944 Sponsor: Mrs. H.W. Morrison; matron of honor, Mrs. John B. Bonny. In private operation under Liberian flag and same name, owned by Onassis, in October, 1960. Scrapped Keeling, Taiwan, 6/69.
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